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Nice work!

Woah! Cool!

I named my new Creobroter Thursday because he arrived on a Thursday.

Here’s a happier story: Only one of my five Carolinas turned out to be female. Shortly after her final molt, we released her in my native plant garden at dusk. Immediately after releasing her, a male Carolina swooped down a couple yards away. It was awesome to see the life cycle of the beautiful...

This is a gross story I wish I could “unsee,” but here goes: Last summer I raised five Stagmomantis carolina. My brother’s apartment became infested with some species of large flies that were drawn to his cats. My son and I caught some, including a huge, gravid female. When one of my mantises...

Welcome and good luck! They are very rewarding critters for the few months they live.

All the mantises we’ve kept either hatched on a Thursday or arrived in the mail on a Thursday.

Yeah, I’ll give it five years so the prices aren’t so absurd.

I too have a C. gemmatus at the moment. Judging from this thread it looks like mine is a male as well? Any thoughts? I named this one Thursday, and I ordered it from roachcrossing.com

Orin, do you have experience with the extravagant Merulanella?

Phenomenal shots. What camera do you use?

I like ordering house fly pupae from joshsfrogs.com as well. I let them eclose, feed them a bit, then keep the adults for several weeks in the fridge. I have a smaller species of mantis than you, though. Another option could be finding moths at lights. Many species still fly on cool nights.

Here are my zebras in a display setup in my science classroom.

I’m trying really, really hard to convince myself it’s a good idea to dump $400 for some Merulanella tricolor pods!

Last one is definitely Armadillidium maculatum. They are the best!

That’s a great intro! Welcome to the forum!

If you cook a lot, moving your inverts into the kitchen can really help to keep them warmer.

Get a 15 watt heating cable.