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so why would it die when it hasnt reached adult yet ? i thought thats the sign of old age . when my mantis got sick and was chucking up absolutly everywhere . it was still active . it just lay on the bottom of a clean tank for about 2 days . then she went back to being herself. the temprature...

you know what they say .... " you get what you deserve " :D

apparantly a big meteor gonna hit us in 30 years . were all doomed :(

might be a bit late but one of my subadult mantids was all bent and everything . its front arms actually went sidewards and his neck area was curved like a huntchback . final moult he came out of it perfect . not a thing wrong with him . even his severly bent back legs came out perfect ! Neil

this isnt my vid but i found it on youtube nontheless ! . i found it hilarious . someone has added sound affects and voices " wheres the cream filling " and "mmmmm tastes like chicken " hope you guys enjoy it nonetheless

was 33 in england today :o , however i agree when we have cold days they can be pretty bloomin chilly , ive never had a problem with exotic mantids being too cold though even at around 20 degrees, but we do need the extra heat every so often . during febuary i used a hot water bottle for my...

i think my subadult hierodula parviceps has got the being sick sickness thing . only i never see it be sick ( it moving it's head down and then wiping it's mouth all over the tank ) . and it aint that reddy brown . its more feces coulour but stuck to her lid of her tank and sticky . my crickets...

one of the greek islands ? they sound pretty decent from what ive heard ! never been though . would like too one day !

as many as you want too ! but not vast amounts that they take over the whole board ! lol Neil

yep , they always wave there front arms at me if i got them out , so i put my hands next to em and they climb around on you . duno if they think your some giant tree that moves alot or if they actually know your a person. would be nice to find out lol

wise idea . they take up huge amounts of room when they moult to adulthood ! but there worth it . yu'll see !

around 2 inches inches, she small compared to what my giant indians were which were more just above 3"-3.5" when subadult . Neil

Here we go bruity ! http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f380/13ollox/PIC00693.jpg http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f380/13ollox/PIC00691.jpg http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f380/13ollox/PIC00690.jpg http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f380/13ollox/PIC00689.jpg...

:lol: also has the same personality then . but my fiestest mantid had to by my polyspilotta . would chase anything down, constantly trying to escape when i opened the lid . sometimes i got up out of bed and shed run all round the tank like a looney , but back to the point . i'll post some pics...

your mystery mantis looks like a female hierodula parviceps ( marbled mantis ) . i got one exactly the same but i could be wrong . ill get a pic of mine up but it even has the same markings and i got it identified here as a marbled mantis .mines even the same stage ! ( subadult ) and your...

healthy mantis . good packaging . top breeder ! would buy from again !

didnt catch it . was my freind and his gf that saw it . i wasnt there . he also says it was the same size as his hand . so is it native to the uk ? ive never seen one !

was took by my mate on the window of the showcase cinema in peterborough UK . it freaked him out . it freaking me out too ! dont look native to britain thats for sure ! Neil

Hi peeps , After a suggestion from nympho . ive decided to scrap the whole pay entry thing . i wanted something that people would of worked towards but then again it might put some people in some kind of real engagement to win and that would be unfair . rules are that it must be your own...

i agree with christians idea and johnald's . but we need too keep the catagory numbers down a bit .cant have loads of catagorys as that could cause more problems than good especially if one photo can go into 2 or more . what do people make on Basic Photo's Feeding/Predatory photo's...