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Hello everyone, As usual, I have Iris oratoira (Mediterranean Mantis) ooths for sale again this year. -All ooths were produced from October to December 2011. -Fertility is guaranteed. All of my females were mated multiple times with different males to ensure and maximize viability...

Hey guys! Nice to see some Iris chat! I've kept the species for about the last 6 years or so and have learned quite a bit about them. According to some people that I have spoken to, Iris does not need a diapause period. However, in some parts of their range in the US (like right here where I...

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I made some videos of a specimen I spread today: Part 1:

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I know this is a late, but I am thrilled to see that the ooths hatched for you! As stated they are small, but really tough and hungry beasts once they settle down. My remaining ooths have not hatched yet, but I'm keeping them at room temperature. I'm sure they'll hatch by the end of the month.

Bump! Many are still available! =) -Joel

Hi everyone, I had another successful breeding season and I now have several Iris oratoria (Mediterranean Mantis) ooths for sale. -All ooths were produced from October to December 2010. -Fertility is guaranteed. All of my females were mated multiple times with different males to...

Hey guys! It's been a while since I've been on here. I hope everyone is doing fine. There were a couple of you that purchased I. oratoria ooths from me and asked me to post pictures of when mine hatched... Well, here they are! We had some unbelievably cool temperatures this spring here where I...

Final bump. Several ooths are still available and all are now out of cold period and have begun incubation. Thanks to all that purchased! :)

Bump. Several ooths are still available. All are now nearing the end of their cold storage for the winter and I will be placing them in incubation soon!

Ditto. I don't post on the forum very often, but I do visit and read threads very frequently. To be honest, I'm quite surprised the admin(s) let you back on here and still continue to do so. I hesitated about posting on here because it legitimizes this thread, which reads "me, me, me" all over...

Bump. Lot of ooths still available. Thank you to those that have already ordered. :)

Bump! Still available... :)

Large to small is eye catching. However, I think alphabetical order (by genus of course) would be the most formal/professional.

Hey everyone! I hope all of you are enjoying your winter. It’s that time of the year and I have finished my mantid season, and thus I have lots of Iris oratoria ooths for sale. -Ooths are ready to ship. -They are a temperate species and will tolerate below freezing temperatures, so...

Very interesting! Thanks for the follow-up, Rick.

Here is that subadult Iris oratoria female I was speaking of. I found her yesterday (Tuesday, 9/23/09) in my back yard. Her abdomen was black, but not torn open. Today (Wednesday), I went back to the same place and she is still there. However, her abdomen is now torn open and has a huge hole in...

Funny, I too saw a subadult native female in the wild with the same problem not too long ago. So, you guys really think fly eggs can incubate and hatch from inside the mantis if a gravid female fly was eaten (along with her eggs)?