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Did you go to Malaysia and find them? If so around which parts? Curious because I'm planning an expedition there next month.

Yeah I'm gonna have to agree with you. I caught another female today that's for sure Amantis and is simply a lighter color than that mantis in the last post. I'm thinking the three pictures before my last post (the ones on my arm) are Gonypeta.

Haha none taken. I'm using an iphone so I know my pics are far from the best. I looked up Amantis, and these guys look very similar to the ones I've found. An adult that flew right into a buddy's insect net looked exactly like the adult amantis on this website...

Oh Hey! Sorry about that! Haha I didn't look at the name of the op, just read the posts and saw the picture. That's great to know that the ooths ended up hatching. Sorry about Iris apparently not being able to reproduce. She's probably on her way out given the time of the year. I'd look for an...

Hmm I've never found a chinese in Northern California. May I as around what area are you from? (Bay area, Sacramento, etc). Also, are you near maybe a plant nursery that sells chinese ooths?

Hey Dracus, thanks for that. That quote was in reference to the dead one and the specimen next to the blue bottle cap, is that the one you're talking about? And noooo problem. Clearer pictures will be come like...now (went collecting in another location today First off, here's the mantis I...

Thanks for the ID Guapoalto, I'll post more pics on here when I catch more. I'm still in Singapore until May so hopefully I'll find other species as well. I won't be selling any, especially not from Singapore, that seems like a good way to get fined or caned.

OOPS! How I could I forget. The lovable and abundant, Tropidomantis tenera. Was able to get a couple of ooths from some females I found. These things are the most abundant mantis in my brief experience in Singapore. I find the nymphs and adults via sweep netting in both the grasses and in...

Some bulky Rhombodera female at the Insect Zoo Finally, an unknown (and unhappy) Rhombodera male featuring one of the Hierodula pre-subs (estimated by comparing to other instar sizes). This guy was found by the elevator at night going crazy flying around. Again, I have no idea what...

Part 2 All of these specimens are (I believe/hope) the same species. I know they are Hierodula, however I have no idea what species. The only Hierodula species with a reliable characteristic that I could find that's also found in Singapore is Hierodula patellifera (Picture below)...

Hi all, Long time no hear. So I've spent a couple of months so far in Singapore and I love it! I've been doing some collecting (got a permit :) ) and have come across some amazing creatures. However, I'll cut to the chase and show you the (crappy) pics I've taken of some mantids and hope...

Hey! I'm going this Saturday! Lol. I'm doing study abroad in Singapore so I'll be there all next week.

horse hair worm had infected the mantis.

Hey everyone, I still have some pairs left. Because I'm in a hurry to get these guys off, I'm cutting the prices to $15 a pair. For express shipping the cut off date will be Wednesday and priority cut off date will be Tuesday. Here's a link to the previous thread...

That's awesome. I don't think I've ever seen a pic of them eating.

Hi all, I'll be traveling to Singapore in 12 days for study abroad for an academic year. I was wondering if any one had any information on what species of mantids can be found there but more importantly when they can be found. I don't know if mantids in the tropics follow the same pattern as...

Hi all, I still have some pairs of Litaneutria for sale. A pair is $25 and two pairs for $45 plus s & h. (US only) I want to get rid of these guys soon, so pm me if interested. Am willing to go down a little on the price. Here's my (short) breeder feedback...

But the presence of Tenodera doesn't seen to affect the coexistence with Mantis religiosa in places like Delaware, where both Tenodera sp and M religiosa coexist.

Well Mexico is south of California and if I'm not mistaken, it's pretty dry until you keep going deep into the south. I remember an old thread about Europeans that didn't require diapause. But if I'm not mistaken they were from Africa and probably a different subspecies.

I didn't no SoCal was considered "tropical" but nevertheless, try taking an ooth from there and hatching it without subjecting it to the cold. If you get a hatch, the nymphs will probably be weak and die off quickly.