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It's always something, right? 😂 Actually, Our February snowfall boosted the Cascade snowpack to 100%, so we are hoping for a slow(er) fire season this year. You never can tell, though. Maybe we will catch a break this year and not be so smokey.  It will be nice to not have to wear 18 layers of...

Yeah, then I'll be complaining about the unrelenting heat and forest fire smoke 😜😁

Sun came out yesterday and it got up to 50! Closest thing to Spring I've see in months 😁 Most of the snow in my front yard is gone, back yard is still a winter wonderland

Happy belated to @hierodula then, and Happy birthday to @MantisGirl13 and to @KevinsWither 😊🎂🎉❤️

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The closest thing to looking for a needle in a pile of needles I may have ever seen! Good luck, @PlayingMantis I think I would likely never find one of these guys, just based on their amazing camouflage. I'm rooting for you! ❤️ 

Welcome! Ghosts are an easy to keep, fun, semicommunal mantis and are super awesome. I highly recommend them 😊❤️

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Barbie molted to adult last night, and she is big!  She is right at 3 inches long and beautiful! I included a photo of Xena with a ruler below, for reference. Xena measures almost 2.5 inches Also big news... Xena finally laid an Oothecca! I was beginning to get worried, but this morning (at...

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Welcome and congrats on the new additions!  Fyi, Even Tulle won't hold in FFs, small Hydeii can squeeze through. You have to go with a even smaller mesh. Tulle is great stuff to keep in houseflies or as a molting surface, but FF will sometimes escape and that defeats the purpose in this...

Sorry to hear about your Panther, @hysteresis That's too bad 😢 Caring for Orchids is pretty straightforward, in general. Breeding has been more of a challenge so far. Xena won't lay her infertile oothecca or accept a male, I'm beginning to worry about her a bit. She is fine, but looking fat...

Thanks! I'm liking flower related names, and thinking of using more in the future. Seems fitting 🌸😊 Right? I'm so excited that she kept it!  Thank you! I love Orchids, they are beautiful and super fun to care for. 

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Cute mantids! ❤️ Hopefully your female Wahlbergii will be just fine and be able to breed

Here is Lilly: She retained pink in her legs and leg petals, which is pretty cool because I have yet to have an adult female keep any of her pink coloration through the final molt. To see a video of her drinking water, click here One of my males molted to adult yesterday as well. That makes 4...