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I've never gone that long without feeding mine fruit flies, but one one occasion, I had a package I shipped get misrouted, and all the nymphs survived several days in transit. They weren't ghosts though. Petcos around here don't sell fruit flies either, and neither do the reptile pet stores that...

Nice Wolfie! For me, ghosts seem to take a long time to mature compared to some species. Are you going to submit an image for the calendar this year?

I've never had a mantis die after eating a cricket, but they aren't my first food choice for most adult mantids. I only use them when I have to. My adult female Deroplatys dessicata would not eat anything except crickets and grasshoppers. She lived a long time as an adult, though her ooths never...

Thanks for the birthday wishes here and to those who sent me private messages earlier and to the members who posted on my Facebook wall. I had a nice day...nothing too exciting. I canceled my original plans because it was too windy today. If the weather cooperates, I'll be photographing hot air...

Your title...praying manthing caught my attention. Very strange.

I feed my mantids as many wild caught flying insects as possible. Today I caught several hoverflies on the flowering sedum. (I've been avoiding honey bees this year because of the honey bee crisis, though they are quite abudant in my yard at this time of year.) I catch most insects in my yard...

Welcome to the forum Jack!

Good news! I've had several that haven't hatched. I'm not sure that I've ever incubated them for four months!

Cute little nymph. Congratulations! Hopefully there will be many more...

Sounds like you all enjoyed it! I think this is the first time I have noticed anyone naming a mantis "Tammy."

Yes, I merged Sharon's two threads last October. But keep in mind that the rules for feedback changed at the end of 2012. 1. US Import of livestock without permits is not condoned by this forum. Feedback posts by US members which reference, suggest or imply that importation has occurred will be...

Welcome from Minnesota.

Cool! Congratulations on your success with them.

Hi Nick, I missed this post yesterday as I was camping. But I thought of you today because one of the female Violins finally molted to an adult. I was wondering where you've been. Tammy

I've seen both males and females fly. But it's been rare with the females, and they always surprise me when they do it. They don't fly very far. One disappeared on me in a matter of seconds once, and I found her sunning herself under a UVB lamp that I had in the room. I didn't actually see her...

I raised them for 2 years. I never had to slow down the males. If they molted to an adult first, it was usually just 1 - 2 weeks ahead of the females. Sometimes the females molted first. For me, the wahlbergii males live longer than many males of other species. The ones that weren't eaten have...

Welcome from Minnesota.

Very cute. It's funny how she didn't move at all for a while.

Great photo! Your daughter is so cute. I voted for it.

Nice color and photo.