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How did they all fit in there?! :huh: Very exciting, congrats!

Wow, looks like it's coming along great Very cool! Did the design idea for this setup just come to you?

Yeah, you're right... I was thinking about seeing if I could get to the Wilsonville one this summer since Renton appears to have fallen through at the moment...

Wow, that was quite an ooth by Claire. Like Sally said about the last video, I'd be worried they'd get away too! So fast and so tiny... And this was the first time I've ever heard anyone say "Hierodula membranacea"... now I have confirmation that I've been saying it completely wrong! :D

I love this! And the chameleon was adorable too! In terms of mantises, I've very suspect of the water coming out of my tap where I live... high in chlorine because we've got a semi-eutrophic watershed.

Love the weather guy's smooth transition. :) Are there usually/almost always praying mantises at reptile expos? There's a few reptile events coming up in my area as well; wanting to know if I should make the drive. (CA is a bit far on my budget, but hope those of you going have fun.)...

Good to know, thanks. Friends of the family used to have a rustic cabin in the hills outside of Omak, which is where I saw my first mantis. I think we took pictures but this was years ago... It was a brown adult, but didn't seem as big as a Chinese... perhaps it was a European mantis. The second...

Hmm... Sounds like I need to roadtrip to the East Side this summer! :) I just went out for over an hour, walking and looking in tall grass and some shrubs. Only found a few spiders and a cool caterpillar, not that I expected to really find anything on my first search, but you never know! Then...

Hello, everyone... with a stretch of warm weather here, I've been thinking a lot about trying to find wild mantids. After reading/researching about the subject on this site, I've learned what kinds of areas to look in: overgrown, meadow-y, someplace with lots of feeder insects. Seems people have...

Very cool! I especially love the fourth picture of the mantis cleaning... cute! :D Can they swivel their heads at all...? The way the head fits into the shield reminds me of those historic neck ruffs! :lol:

Hello, and welcome! Sounds like Lola was a pretty special girl...

I don't know much about building/rigging enclosures, but I like the material on the side, too. :) And I think screen doors will be great for ventilation and ease of access... I wish my cage could open up like that! The monsoon mister sounds really interesting as well.

Scary for you, though, I'll bet! Sounds like Eggsecutor ended up no worse for wear? Cool facts about the ant!

I love it when they do that! Makes my day, every time. :)

Wow, that's great! Inspiring when (not if) I get more mantids! (Although I have a sneaking suspicion that despite my best intentions, my future mantis set-up will end up in the same entropic state as my room :D )

Nice collection. :) I especially liked the pics of Kent-Lok and Magnifico, probably because they look so exotic, haha. Are they all different personality-wise too?

Thanks for that, Mr. Hyde. Very interesting discussion... I guess Siri can't hear me cooing to him, but it's habit now, so I'm sure I'll still talk to him regularly! :D

Hmmm... that is a dilemma. I know nothing about transport, so have no advice to give, but just wanted to say good luck with whatever you choose!

Very cool! I've never seen that before. :) Also, I like your cage set-up, particularly the mat on one wall for ease of climbing.

Heh heh... very funny. :) Also, I didn't know about their auditory system! Are they able to sense vibrations when we speak to them or is the world just silent except for bats?