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yay !!!! cheers !

none of mine will load at all !!! thanks orin for putting one up but i got moaned at as it was bit too big. Neil

they got compound eyes ! so the quicker that the thing in front of it moves . the more clearly they can see it as it triggers each compound in turn which each one sends a signal to its brain . so if a cricket ran past it would trigger quite a few fairly quickly meaning it would know what it is...

are they the big ones or the smaller ones ?

well thanks guys ! i have decided on 2 Parasphendale Agriona to add to my collection ! as they seem pretty cute in my opinion ! then .... after that maybe some ghosts .. followed by orchids .. followed by some whalbergi i think ! but like you guys say . .depends of availability ! i would have...

polyspilota and membranacea ! so not that many species really !

Arrived at 8.20 in the morning , packagin takes around 5 mins to get into ( proves how well it's packaged )... very alert and hyper mantids ! will be doing more business with ian again in the future ! one of the best breeders in the uk ! thanks ian ! Neil Update : Got Refunded for the Wrong...

hey guys , i got 2 faunariums empty so i was thinking what should i fill em with but theres soo many species its hard to decide so i thought id give you a chance to persuade me to keep a species you enjoy ! im a novice keeper and like active species like polyspilota's, ! so cummon .. persuade me...

sorry to hear that nympho ! you must be cheesed off ! it looked like a healthy mantis too ! :( i guess its just another learning experiance in the bag ! Neil

peekaboo .. thanks .. she actually went and got her own today . i was well chuffed ! and thanks to you other guys for supporting me and given me usefull information ! i guess this species likes a few days to ajust to there new body , as the last species i kept, my polyspilota would go after...

waxworms themselfs are eaten as well ! just as they mostly fat " baby fat " you could call it . i wouldnt like make em there staple diet ! and the moths seem to do a mantis for ages ! i even fed em to my lil nymphs( although i took the wings off the moth as when the mantis attacked it would get...

hey guys .. update .. one of em moulted saturday night ... subadult she is now i think . and no improvement in her behavior, infact she runs at everything now ! ! so today i had to cut a waxworm ... and shove it in her face ! which shewas reluctant to and tried reaching for my tongs instead...

makes sense to me ! lol . i guess this is why you dont have exact humidty settings for a certain type of thing . because it is slightly affected by the temp ! which is why people say things like between 50-70% ! Neil

they take a couple of weeks to hatch from there pupated state . if you keep them warm they will hatch a lil bit faster , a good thing might be to get let as many waxworms as you need each week pupate. then the next week, do the same .. then each week you should get some moths . mantids love...

no .. just look at the clear distinct lines ! wrong mantis but good picture to show you what i mean ! this is a female Neil

yea ... they basically ignore it and decide to try get on my other hand instead while its dangerling the food infront . one even crawled over the food i was holding to get on my hand ! :? ... lol Neil

still no moult and still not eatin . and they lookin bit thin too .but still eager to climb on my hand .? sometimes they blantently walk on there dinner and wave there front arms at me like they want to be handled ! whats wrong with them ? Neil

there abdomens aint as big as if they just ate an entire meal but they are slightly plump ! maybe i should just wait untill sunday then try feed em again ( if they aint shed that is ) but thanks lukony ! here is a pic Neil

Hey guys , i know this probaly has a suitable explanation I.E. getting ready to molt ! but my membranacea sp. are striking out at food .. not picking it up or anything then seem to lean back with there front arms tucked in as far as they will go ! is this some sort of sign for " get the ****...

i guess christian is right for the problems common names can cause . but as an amateur/novice, can be quite usefull as you get some idea of what people are on about without the whole ... whats the difference in "Polyspilota aeruginosa" and a" Parasphendale affinis " but as you increase your...