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And there I thought, Precarious, that we could debate like grown ups. You may be right about the governmenrtal profit from indefinitelyincarcerating terrorist suspects, or you may be wrong, if enough folks are incarcerated. Books tend to wander around in my apartment, but I am glad to say that...

This is the third time that I have tried to post on this thread . The two previous attempts were "disappeared" by Ron Paul, Precarious, or a "proud Republican". Who can say, but I'll make this short and not check my facts!. The opening quotation from Tully's Philippics is particularly...

And now , of course, it posted twice. It's a conspiracy, I tell you!

Since zeeb comes from Texas, my guess is that this is the Texan bush katydid, Scudderia texensis. The antennae are so long that they extend out of the pix. :D

Don't let yourself be shot down so easily by contrary opinions! I think that this is a very good idea. Obviously, though, it would have to be by private arrangement between the two parties. Anyone who wanted to try this would do well, I think , to look for a member who has either made posts on...

How are we old folks supposed to read simplified Chinese, Yen? I see that there are a lot of guesses about the size of the original mantis, but doesn't the poster say 15-20cm? I'm not sure how he came to that figure, though, since he says (I think!) that nothing else is known about the mantis...

It's a boy! :( You can count segments and examine the, ugh, genitalia, but a quick way is to note the length of the antennae (long = boy, though it would help to have a female with short antennae for comparison) and the fact that although the tegmina extend past the tip of the abdomen in both...

Well done, Alex. I can add some stuff on empusids in general, size of ooth, hatching time, etc,tomorrow, if you like. Right now, I'll just say something about RH. Your day time RH of 10% is extremely low for just about any insect anywhere. I imagine that you were remembering that Tunisia is a...

Yes, Happy New Year everyone! We did some good things on the forum this year; next year will be stupendous!

I would suggest, knowing that this may cost me my life, that keeping mantids is first and last about the owner's needs and desires. We buy and raise mantids and daily give them other insects, sometimes even vertebrates, that they slowly eat alive. What about the prey's needs and desires and...

You done good, PsychoB. There are lots of reasons why mating can go wrong, and i doubt that whether or not a female has just had a large meal before mating is a major factor in nature. The female may not be "in the mood" because it was the wrong time of day, she wasn't calling, the humidity...

You're doing pretty well on your own, sinensispsyched. Generally, if you don't personally insult anyone, you are in the clear, and if in doubt, put a smiley face after you're comment. :D

\Good news, Gripen; I know a number of folks who are keeping this species, too, and if things get rough, our friend in Switzerland has enough to stock a small country. The seasonal drifting in and out of culture is a fact , though, and doesn't reflect very well on those of us who consider...

Albinism is genetically, not environmentally mediated. For a useful discussion, see the section on genetics here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albinism#Genetics

Yeah, I've done this too. A good way to greatly reduce the incidence of crickets attacking their tank mates is to make sure that they get a good supply of dead animal prorein, like cat or dog food, in addition to their greens, and of course, roaches like animal protein, too.

The dealer who offered them here recently, sold all of her stock in under two days! :D

Everyone seemed to be having so much fun, Young Alex, that I really did not plan on adding to it, but you and I go way back, and as you know, I am, indeed an expert on just about any topic worthy of consideration or comment, so let me fill you in. It is not just a question of Stevie being...

Congratulations, Yen, and hang in there. When you were born, I was a young strippling of 33!

Welcome from Yuma, AZ! Are you Welsh, or do you keep dragons? My old regiment, The Buffs, Royal East Kent Regiment, had a dragon, but he was green.

I hit the road in an hour, so can't spend much time on this. Lunarstorm saw through my triick, though! It's great that folks are looking up diapause, but I saw nothing that covered Mantis religiosa which is unusual even among diapausing insects. I'll take a longer look atthis tonight or...