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Ive never been bitten but I have been "stabbed" by one of my Chinese and yes it does hurt. Btw I posted a topic a lot like this a few moths ago. There were a lot of bite stories in there if you can find it. Try searching this forum for "attack".

Like you I catch wild prey for my mantids. I used to just get them in the spring and summer and keep them until they died and just didnt keep any during the cold months but now I raise Lobster Roaches and can keep the buggies year round. I have actually enjoyed the roaches. I find them...

Is it just me or does anyone else see Groucho Marx when they look at that picture? :lol:

Shes not fat....she is pleasently plump. ;) :lol:

Awesome idea and diagrams. The only thing that would worry me is that I would go to take the top off, roll the rubber band up and the mantis would get squished between the rubber band and the netting. I use plastic storage containers, plastic mesh, hot glue and foam for all my enclosures. Its...

Very creative. I like the idea you had for the feeding hole. I might have to try something like that with a large mouthed bottle like Vitaminwater. (I like to mist and feed through the same opening and larger holes makes it easier to shake food into.)

I know it can be hard to move to some place new. I have always lived in the US but was born and raised in the state of Illinois. Moving here after living up there for 21 years I felt like I needed to learn a new language among other things! :lol:

PLEASE NOTE: I am looking for one or two sexed mantis pairs for this trade and maybe a few deli cups with lids. I do NOT want another ooth at this time. Also I would like nymphs thats are L3+ and prefer mantids that take well to being handled and will eat roaches as I dont have any kind of flies...

Aaaaaaaaw you mean you didnt really dress her up with little cloths and shrink a real black cat for this photo? :( Dang.

Wow! GREAT PICS! Thanks for sharing! :)

Haha funny funny. Oh yeah and for Nintendo 64 there was a game called Body Harvest where you fought giant super insects and one was a giant 100 foot mantis that shot lazers out of its mouth. I want one of those! :D

Nice pics and great story. Welcome to the community.

I use Goo-Gone and then rinse well with water. The stuff works wonders!

Oh yeah and there is also Psyco Mantis from the Metal Gear Solid games and there is a talking mantis in James and the Giant Peach. :P You can also catch Orchid mantids (along with other exotic species) in the Animal Crossing games and then sell them, put them in a museum or keep them in your...

Awesome story! THANKS FOR SHARING!

There is the Mantis garden tiller! :lol:

Hey there! I dont live too far from you. Maybe some of our mantids can have a play date! :P Welcome to the community!

I have another Sphodromantis sp. (Blue Flash Mantis) ootheca that I would like to trade. This is my female's second ooth and its even larger than the first! It was layed sometime after 12am this morning (10/18/11) so its SUPER fresh! I am trading for pairs of sexed nymphs. Some species Im...

Still have 10 scorplings. Now 1/2-1/4".

After digging around the internet for a few hours I believe this snail is Neohelix albolabris...a very cool snail!