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    Graceface's Mantis family

    It's a cookie sheet 😜 I use them to partially cover the tops of the aquariums that house my enclosures, and as a work surface when I clean/feed. 
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    Graceface's Mantis family

    He's kinda tan-ish and brown so far
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    Graceface's Mantis family

    Here he is... Dash, the adult Ghost Mantis
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    The Mantis Team

    Congrats on the molt ❤️💕 
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    Just saying hi!

    Welcome!  I raise Orchids and Ghosts, and echo what @MantisGirl13said about starting with something very easy to care for as a first mantis. Orchids aren't 'hard' but aren't easy either. I love them, but wouldn't consider them a good first mantis.  However, Ghosts are excellent! They have fun...
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    Moral Dilemma

    I think we all are a bit soft, or we wouldn't care for living creatures as a hobby. It's natural, imo, to empathize with others, be it animals or humans, so don't feel bad about it.  As one of my favorite artists said, "It's so easy to laugh, it's so easy to hate. It takes strength to be gentle...
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    Graceface's Mantis family

    Dash molted to adult last night! I'll get some pics later today, but he is so cool! Now I have 2 adult male Ghosts 👍😎
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    My Mantids

    Oh wow! She is beautiful!!! ❤️💕 That is a crazy looking shot of her molting; the colors and spiny shapes are so interesting. Congrats on the molt! 
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    Graceface's Mantis family

    Right?!! Now that Cam has molted to adult, I could actually breed my Ghosts. Just gotta give him time to get mature. I have 3 adult females and 3 subadult males who should molt to adult soon, too
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    New mantid Mum in the UK

    Welcome! Mantids make great pets and are very fun and rewarding to keep.  I'm not great at identifying species, so I'll let others weigh in on that. Looking at the photos, it is hard to see all the segments on the abdomen. In order to be sure she is a female, we would need to see better photos...
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    The Mantis Team

    Oh, Yay! So glad she took some real food! That is a good sign 😊
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    Graceface's Mantis family

    I have an IG account for my mantids, and I posted a video of her laying the ooth as well. It's @all_things_mantis if any of you wanna check it out 😊 I post vids of my mantids there Yesterday, I transferred Bellatrix to a new enclosure with more sticks to induce her to lay, and it worked! She...
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    Graceface's Mantis family

    They will lay oothecca regardless of mating. It isn't fertile, sadly, as I just now have a male adult as of yesterday 😞 Still happy to witness it! 
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    Graceface's Mantis family

    Live in action at my house: Bellatrix laying her first ever Oothecca!!! (I will put a video on my mantis IG, for those interested) 
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    Graceface's Mantis family

    Thank you! He is so impressive, and his shiny wings are an unexpected treat to behold. They look so much like a dead leaf, then you catch a shiny glint. And his antennae! So huge and golden!! Just really, really cool 😎  I can't wait for my other subs to get their wings, too! 
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    Graceface's Mantis family

    Finally, I have an adult male Ghost! Here is Cameron, aka Cam.  Looks like he minorly 'snorked' himself; his crown is slightly bent, and his wings look a bit bent at the tips, but he is otherwise fine. It's hard to see in the photos, but his wings are slightly iridescent. Really cool! 😎
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    Ongos Molt! (And how to make a time lapse video)

    Cool! I have a gopro style action can that does time lapse. I've done one of an Orchid eating flies, but I always wanted to do a time lapse molt video. Logistics have prevented me so far, but this inspires me to try 
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    Bones in a bad mood

    Idolos are so cool! Sorry to hear about your males. Hopefully, Bones will molt to adult successfully 😊❤️
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    Minomantis' mantis crew!

    Look at the difference on ButterRum! ❤️ She's so green now! Beautiful girls 😍
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    intelligence and live hobbies??

    That picture looks terrible, @Little Mantis So glad no one perished, but still so sad. I hope people had insurance on their homes 😞 How things typically go for me: at Walmart buying 3 new 10 gal aquariums for flies/mantids Cashier: oooh, what kind of fish do you have!?  Me: I don't have...
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