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Maybe they didn't go extinct after all! Lol

If you think manipulator's looks are really cool though, have a gander at the roach Archiblatta hoevenii: http://livedoor.blogimg.jp/lumberjack8/imgs/5/1/51eb460f.jpg Not in the u.s hobby as of yet, but at least not extinct.

I mean the general group it belongs to evolved. Not necessarily that particular species. What I think is really neat is that cockroaches are the ancestors of both mantids and termites. I can't think of two groups of insects who's lifestyles are more different...

I stand corrected

A bit bigger than fruit flies, about 4.5 millimeters. Still, how often do you think about how interesting it would be to keep damsel bugs or schizomids?

Besides, they didn't go extinct. They just evolved into something even cooler.

These guys are really cool, but bear in mind that they're only a few millimeters long and if they were alive today we'd probably take them completely for granted.

Ooh! I've seen some pretty neat pictures of these taking down some pretty shocking prey items. Cicadas, spiders, beetles, earwigs, bees... clearly they're very capable predators. I mean, look at this: http://61.media.tumblr.com/e301bceafb13b932bb55adb13379d7e9/tumblr_nzfsz5yIn11rqxfh6o1_500.jpg...

Aww it's a shame they all died. Predatory stink bugs are definitely a fascinating and neglected group of insects. Is there a story behind those wasp larvae you're feeding them?

If you still want to get rid of them let the vivarium dry out a bit.

They're almost certainly a harmless detrivore/fungivore species, unless you actually see concentrations of them on or in the insect's bodies.

There's also this: https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn27439-predatory-cockroach-from-dinosaur-era-found-trapped-in-amber/

A container with ventilation and surfaces that can be grasped securely. Most people use deli cups with screen lids.

Over here it's the opposite. During prime alate season I see more winged camponotus queens than workers, they're all over the place. Try peeling back the bark of dead logs. Sooner or later you'll find a queen with brood or a small colony that way.

Roaches definitely chew through fabric. Not just to escape- even if you put a loose piece of screen in their enclosure it seems they chew it up just for fun.

Same thing as turkestans.

Consider Panchlora nivea. The do fly and climb but these qualities make them even more attractive to mantids.

No, bashing into windows isn't a problem. They're too light for it to cause them harm. Exposed incandescent light bulbs are a problem. Like most flying insects they're "attracted" (really trapped) to light and hot bulbs could burn them.

Were your chinese mantids all female? In my experience male chinese are very adept flyers.

Don't do it. They'll find a way to eat each other.