Just did another trade with Ethan and am very pleased with the trade :) Everything came in perfect shape thanks to his superior packaging method! Will definitely do business again!
Edit : none of the oothe I received from this guy hatched, and this happened with at least 3 of my FB friends...
Ordered two male P. paradoxa from Mantis Monarch last week. Communication was great and the seller shipped out the bugs on the promised day. Unfortunately USPS screwed up and delayed my package but thanks to the excellent packaging both nymphs arrived alive in great condition. He even generously...
I'm in dire need for an adult or subadult male C. pictipennis atm. If you have a male to spare, please let me know. Thank you.
Willing to trade them with assassin bugs if needed.
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Hmmm....that reminds me. The grey male in the pic was actually brown for the first few days, but gradually changed into dark, grey color. I wonder if this is where the name came from.
Species is native to Mexico, but it appears that it is now established in Hidalgo, TX (and nearby area).
Egg
Nymph
Adult (grey form, male)
Yellow form male
Brown form, female
Yellow form, female
I'm currently looking for following species :
Phyllocrania paradoxa male nymph (preferably L5~L6)
Pseudocreobotra wahlbergii
Rhombodera species (either vallida or basalis)
-US only-
If you have any of these please let me know. Thank you.
Did a trade this week. Communication was excellent and package was shipped on the promised date. Bugs were packed in great manner and they all made it safely through the transit :) Will definitely do business with him again :)
Considering how prolific they are they might become overcrowded. If that happens you can either sell them for cheap price or you can use them as feeders
I use 58 qt storage box I bought from walmart with vaselined lined on the wall to prevent escape. I have a large piece of bark in there along with loads of leaves (they eat so much leaves!).
I'm currently looking for following species :
Pseudocreobotra wahlbergii
Orthodera sp.
Pseudoharpax virescens
Stagmomantis californica or other rare Stagmomantis sp. excluding carolina and limbata
Willing to pay $, but can also do trade. Offering 10 Platymeris rhadamanthus (Redspot assassin...
Been doing trades with him for few years, and just did another trade (and also purchased some rare roaches) recently. As always he sent me tons of healthy bugs to the point where I felt like I was stealing from him! He is an excellent person to deal with so I highly recommend him :)
Did my first trade with CosbyArt. Communication was excellent and he shipped the ootheca on the day I wanted :)
I'm really pleased with the trade and will trade/buy from him again if the opportunity is given. I give him A++++++