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Those are both stagmomantis limbata. Stagmomantis carolina are on the east coast. Congrats on the finds though!

This was several years ago, so I dont know how much its true, but I remember I had a majuscula mismolt, and as i picked it up, it made these very quiet chirping noises. I'd need to do much more on mantid uncomfortability and sensation to see if such a response is actually possible. 

Best way to mate mantids is have the male on a surface, put then put the female in front of him. You'll want to do this 2-3 weeks after they are adult, so that they both are ready to mate. 

top presub female, bottom sub adult male

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It looks like a male Hierodula membranacea and a female sphodromantis to me as well

Ordered 3 Rhombodera Megaera from Cheryl, recieved 5! All alive, well packaged, and with some extra flies to eat during the journey. Will definitely be ordering from her again!

Received 5 orchid nymphs from DeShawn, all arrived happy and healthy!

Hey yall, my female is lonely, need a male to breed her with. A fresh male or a few weeks old male is fine!

Vent is fine, I think i figured out what it was; i had a small cup of honey in there (for flies), barely a centimeter of honey, i think it jumped in it in the middle of the night and unforuntaly happened to land in the honey and drowned :(  i have since partially covered the honey and moved it...

Hello everyone, I have an L3 Ghost that just died suddenly overnight? No damage to her from other mantids nibbling on her or something, and she was eating just fine the day before? Anyone experienced anything like this?

Ordered 5 ghosts, 2 mesh cages and a set of housefly pupae from DeShawn. Nothing short of stellar! Even though the package was delayed due to an address mishap, I was able to pick it up at the USPS a day later and all of the animals were alive and well!

Yeap she got me in the face with one of the drops hahah

Hey everyone, I was just handling my subadult female venosa when she suddenly just shot out some clear liquid from her abdomen. It was a very small amount, only a few drops, but I've never seen anything like it in the 4ish years I've kept mantids. I was wondering if anyone every experienced...

Looking for a mate for my presub adult female H.Venosa.  Thanks!

I've resorted to crushing the roaches head and tong feeding her for now, she has no fuss about that. Thanks for the idea though, ill try that too!

Hierodulas in general are voracious feeders, and my venosa was no different until earlier this week. She stopped eating food a few days prior to her molt about 12 hours ago, which I did not think much of, since she was well fed before she stopped eating. The issue now is she seems to have no...

Hello everyone, I havent been in the breeding scene for a while, but I want to get back slowly, and am looking to get a majuscula nymph! if anyone has one currently please PM me with your price and ill be glad to discuss!  Thank you! Lohit

Hahaha Thanks so much! And yea time really does fly. Or it would if it hadnt been eaten by a mantis :P

Hey guys! I think its been over half a year since I've been on the forums! Cant believe how many new people have joined the hobby since I was gone. Being a junior in high school right now, I wont really be keeping any mantids, but I'll still be popping in from time to time. Anyway, great to be...