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I love how they're eyes perpetually give them a sort of crazed, murderous look. They're also called red-eyed devils.

Basically anything that isn't extremely large or arboreal. Tarantulas, millipedes, scorpions, etc.

Black cherry. That's what I always find them on.

First ones just look like red legged or differential grasshoppers. Second is a carolina locust.

About a week ago I found two half- inch baby northern walkingsticks while collecting caterpillar food. They were clinging to the underside of wild black cherry leaves hanging only inches above the ground. But when they get older, they begin feeding on oak leaves and move higher into the trees...

Well, they feed on decaying matter and thrive in the same conditions as isopods. They shouldn't be a problem.

Probably just harmless enchytraeid worms

You just can't beat hissing cockroaches. There's a reason why they're the most popular arthropod pet by far- extremely easy to keep and breed, impressive size and appearance, very docile and handleable. By night, they're fun to watch, by day, they don't usually hide and make a great display...

What wretched turn of events forced you to spend several weeks feeding on spiders under your bathroom sink?!?

I love fairy shrimp, they're so graceful. 

Don't forget about giant silkmoths! Cecropia and Polyphemus moths have wingspans of 5- 7 inches!

I'm not sure if these two threads are referring to the same thing, those larvae definitely aren't Necrophila americana.

The water in the bottom is an interesting idea. Could you post a picture of the enclosure? Someone on another forum said that the cave walls where they live are sometimes dripping with water. And there's a smaller species from florida that can breathe underwater with an air bubble for several hours.

Do you breed feeder roaches? I can't imagine anyone being allergic to mantids but the dust created by a large colony of roaches, especially if they're kept dry, is some pretty nasty stuff.

beautiful mantids!

In the summer, if you live in an area without regular pesticide use, you can tape some cloth over a drinking straw and slurp small gnats and the like off of the windows. Otherwise you should start or buy a fruit fly culture for them. the raw meat thing isn't a "myth." I've done it before, you...

Oh dear... I don't think that happens very often. Could it be a disease? Normally mantids know better than to eat until they explode.

Here's mine. He was already a big 23 centimeter male when I got him, and has a scar where another gecko probably bit him. Makes him look rugged lol.

Cool! How do you capture these at the right time?

What's wrong with flying termites?