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Petalbutt 1 at L6 and pure white; just caught Petalbutt 2 molting tonight too, looks like she's going to be fully white too H. coronatus by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr H. coronatus by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr H. coronatus by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr

4th adult, 2nd male (so undoubtedly I have one that will be in prime to pair with the females)  P. wahlbergii by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr P. wahlbergii by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr And 2 shields at L7 now Rhombodera basalis by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr Rhombodera basalis by Hawken Carlton...

N. ventricosa x tiveyi Clone A by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr N. gracilis "Singkawang" Clone D by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr N. ventricosa x tiveyi Clone C by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr N. sumatrana "Giant, Nias" by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr N. lowii x...

Petalbutt 1, undoubtedly female Hymenopus coronatus by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr Petalbutt 2, the one retaining more pink and most likely female but not yet certain... Hymenopus coronatus by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr Spiny female #2 is adult! That makes 3 of 5, and hopefully only a couple...

I haven't been in the hobby long enough to actually breed more than one species currently, and have been collecting species that look notably different; it will be several years likely before I have the resources or room to start collecting many species within the same genus let alone attempt to...

Just because an individual is sterile does not mean it's not a hybrid; hybrids are by definition a cross between two or more species. They just aren't fertile hybrids and thereby can't produce F2 generations; if one does not wish to risk contamination of lines but is curious about results...

Pair of special molts occurred last night/today: Female spiny #1 is now an adult! Hopefully in a month she'll be paired with one of the males... Pseudocreobotra wahlbergii by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr Pseudocreobotra wahlbergii by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr Pseudocreobotra wahlbergii by...

US Only Many nymphs available, in a variety of color forms from deep ochre brown to nearly aqua green. I can try to choose colors of interest or mixes as requested. Currently available as L2-L3. $8 each, I will ship either via USPS Priority ($10.20 with heat pack included) or Express (approx...

Like any other animal, they have the propensity to display individual personalities. Between the two S. lineola I have currently, the bigger male is far more apt to climb around on me and hang out, while if I even poke the other one he freaks out and runs away.

I think spinys just go through color phases; female 2 is now pink P. wahlbergii female 2 by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr And oh, so many nymphs.. Hierodula membranacea by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr Hierodula membranacea by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr Hierodula membranacea by Hawken Carlton, on...

I had thought that the bright green was the more typical color of these guys, but if it's uncommon I'm all the happier. Luciano's getting extremely close to his last molt too... Speaking of colors, all those Hierodula nymphs are starting to molt (meaning I have a ton for sale now) and I've got...

L2 nymphs available, asking $8 each (2 minimum). US only, I will ship either USPS Express or Priority (heat packs available and required for the latter, recommended for the former). I also have one Elmantis sp. (African bark mantis) ooth available for $20. Apologies for the fuzzy photos, forgot...

My biggest grass mantids keep getting fatter, but don't seem to want to molt, which I'm sure they still have a couple to go. On a somewhat related note, anyone have any males? Thesprotia graminis by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr In contrast, my two heaviest, the lineolas Luciano by Hawken...

I've had the patience before to count out all of what has been anywhere between 2700-3500 individual carnivorous plants (depending on what's sprouted or sold) over the past few years in my collection; setting up housing individually (or when I ran out, up to 15 in large containers) for a couple...

I actually ended up managing to count them all, 212 altogether. So far I think I've had 4 that haven't made it, but if even only half survive the first molt that will still be a lot of mantids, both to keep and sell...

I had a supposedly communal species give me an instance of cannibalism in L1, so I prefer separating them ASAP, and I know where I can get the condiment cups I use at this size but I don't have a lot of time to go shopping so for the most part I work with what I have available (I also really...

Looking at the photo you don't even get a sense of half of what's there. What's on the sides of the container is nearly matched by what was hanging on the lids, and then there's everyone on the bottom and the sticks within... I've set up at least 70 or 80 so far individually and still not...

The number of mantids in the house just sextupled...and the power went out tonight, so I did not get around to housing even a fifth of them yet I'm sure, but I did get some photos beforehand. The ooth here also came from @Sarah K, about 4 weeks ago, and if I recall correctly the estimate given...

4 ooths currently available, $20 each Several dozen nymphs available, $4 apiece, L2-L4 I will ship via USPS Express (only option offered until after the new year due to shipping traffic) or Priority. Adult female: Elmantis sp. by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr L3 nymph: Elmantis sp. by Hawken...

D. 'Alexandrite Aster' by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr D. capillaris "Hal Scott, FL" by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr N. gracilis "Singkawang" Clone C "The Speckled Band" by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr N. truncata SG by Hawken...