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Those turned out nice. I forgot how photogenic the wahlbergii is at that stage.

There is a Minnesota bait shop that raises their own blue bottle flies. They have photos of their set up on their website, and I've talked to their employees. I hope PlayingMantis doesn't mind me sharing that the bait shop she ordered from is in Minnesota. It's not the same one where I got mine...

Interesting find. I don't hear them as often in the summers like I did when I was a kid.

Happy belated birthday. Hope you had a good one.

I love these. They are so colorful! The fifth one is my favorite. It was nice to see you again today!

I received some mantids from Precarious today. All arrived fine. Great packaging and communication as always. Thank you!

I've been ordering blue bottle larvae from an online store off and on for 5 years. This company started as a bait shop several years ago but now offers a wide variety of feeders. I've never had any issues with them. They may have raised them years ago, but I think they order from the same...

Nice images. I want one of those mantids!

Sorry to hear about your illness. Hope your treatment is going well.

Hello. So cool that you did that for your students!

I do what Aryia says. I open my containers and let the flying ones into a net. I usually do this every other day for a while. And they might not really be fruit flies. I think Orin or someone else mentioned something getting into cultures. This sometimes happens to me when I re-use lids too...

I've raised mealworms for over 10 years to feed the birds. I do give them to my mantids occasionally and never had an issue. I haven't had the best of luck with waxworms. They were either store bought or from the mail. I no longer use them.

Mine darken once I start misting them.

She is a beauty! I'm glad I got to meet her.

Welcome back. I'm still here.

Welcome from Lake Elmo Minnesota

Sorry for your loss. Always sad to lose a special mantis.

Welcome

Cool!

Welcome from Minnesota. I think this is the first time in my 4 years here that we have had 3 active members from Minnesota. Hope you stick around.