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Perhaps I have you all wrong, Gripen and you really have mastered this phenomenon. Could you make clear , though, for an old fart like me, how you diapause the ooth of a European mantis? By chilling it?

Yes, of course, I agree. The European mantis is the only one in culture in the US whose eggs are in diapause when laid. That diapause will not be broken and the eggs will not start to develop again until they undergo a cold spell. I think that the confusion lies in the fact that many native...

OMG! This is really good news if you have the date exactly right. It means that I won't have to buy any Christmas presents next year and I'll be able to use that money to buy .... oh, guess not :(

Chuck at SpiderPharm is one of the most experienced HF breeders in the world. He advised the Norwegian team that investigated the effect of larval food on tritrophic preadtors, like 'slings and mantis nymphs a few years back. Some of their papers were disvcussed on this forum earlier thios...

@harterem No. Being young is great! Enjoy it while you can! Also nothing wrong with asking a question. Even misreading the answer is no big deal for such a complex idea when you are 12, which is why I offered to extend Lunarstorm's accurate answer with some more, interesting stuff (did you know...

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My goodness, what a devoted and meticulous person you are! By my count, though, your mantis has gone at least 17 days without food and is still making frass. I think that it is putting you on, probably to test your devotion. Just keep on offering it food, and if it remains alive, flat abdomen or...

And the same to you, Gretchen!

Gripen: The only person who used the term "grade school idiot" is you. And no, Hartarem, it is not irrelevant. Last year, I coached a HS freshman through Biology. The teacher used a college level text (this was an accelerated course) but it still took a week to study what a college student...

Well, this is probably my final post on this extremely well attended and entertaining thread. I doubt that anyone converted anyone else, but that is par for the course. I was rather sad, Orin, that you saw the debate, which i thought was the advocates of religion, any religion, against the...

It's a good idea for anyone using IE to download Security Essentials. Microft's browser is victim to all sorts of invasive stuff at this time of year, and since it's dedicated to blocking holes in Microsft security, the program works very well. It may not come up immediately after installation...

Good one back at ya, Rebecca! :)

I'm sure that you are a good lad, Hertarem, but your definition of ooth diapause is completely wrong. I am very impressed by the fact that altough I posted on this a month ago, not one member has seen fit to correct you. :D Edit: The post I made on this topic was aimed at HS graduates. This...

1) Idolomantis diabolica 2) Pseudocreobotra wahlbergii 3) Blepharopsis mendica. I got all three species from Frey as did all of the Americans who sold Idolos. She single handedly introduced this species into culture in this country. Thanks,.Frey, for giving so many of us the opportunity to...

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My own constricted view of the world has blinded me to the fact that while many members have expressed a credo, Orin's tacit but unmistakable and Henry's explicit, I have not done so, and I am sure that many of you must have been waiting eagerly for such a statement. I have never seen anyrthing...

O.K. Time for a break like the Allies and Germans had in the trenches in 1915 -- remember that? But we can't play a carol, because that would be unfair to us Satanists (and thank you, sir, for giving it the capitalization that it merits) so how about a touching song that Everyone knows, the...

The last time that Sunny came back from LA, she made me an orange and black raver kandi bracelet. Does that count? :D

"I fail to understand why my post has generated all of this negative backlash. I didn't call someone out, so those that are responding to it are obviously the ones that have taken offense and realize that they are wrong." @mantidlord: Sadly, I believe you. I suspect from your posts here and in...