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I left work late this morning and was rushing out to the parking lot so I could get home. As I came to my car I nearly stepped on a large green and brown female chines mantid! I did a double take and sure enough there she was standing in the parking lot looking right back at me. I took out the...

I kept it and have a camera but getting to a real computer is another matter. (I use the forums from my phone.)

I would think creating a band of vaseline around the outter lid of your enclosures would keep the ants from crawling in. I know it works with roaches and some other insects. I havent seen it tried with ants but dont know why it wouldnt work.

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Fantastic story! You were quite lucky to find such a young nymph in the "wild"! :D Welcome to the community! You have come to he right place!

I was at work last night catching breackfast for my mantids and was lucky enough to find 7 grasshoppers all in one small area. Most of them seem to be Melanoplus differentailis however one of them I just cant ID. It looks almost exactly like Trimerotropis pallidipennis but it has a hump or ridge...

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That does seem strange. Normaly I would say its thirsty but if your mantid is well watered I guess thats not likely the issue. I know mantids will take small amounts of honey if its offered to them...maybe yours just had a sweet tooth?

Im sure we have all heard of chocolate covered ants and such but have any of you actually thought about trying them or any other insects?

I have a pair of Sphodromantis sp. Blue Flash mantids that I plan to mate. My problem is that when I got them the male was already sub-adult and the female seems to be two molts behind him. The male molted to adult two days ago and is now a beautiful blue-gray color. I placed him in my air...

The sad thing is that almost half of Americans think that space exploration DOESNT matter. I got into a nasty "debate" with my step mom who said more or less that NASA is worthless. :(

Oh and to all of who have said you should try keeping a spider (or other creature you fear) as a pet I do have a couple "pet" house spiders that I let hang out in my home (one in my bathroom and another by my back door). While I dont exactly take care of these spiders I dont believe in needless...

I dont think I know anyone who is a fan of those crabs and if by chance there IS someone out there that love em I do not want to see their collection! :P

Wow! Cool shot. Im suprised there werent legs and wings flying everywhere!

Thanks guys. Ive never shipped an ooth but with any luck I will have some soon. I dont think I want to keep them so more than likely I will be selling/trading them here. I just wanted to make sure they will make it from point A to point B safely. :)

My first mantis was a orange and redish brown Chinse mantid that I named Scarlet. I caught her in my yard three years ago. I have yet to find another mantis as friendly as she was. I was able to find a male and mate her. Scarlet lived with me until mid-October when it became to hard for me to...

I found one the other day but let him go so he could make some more mantid babies for my yard. If I had found a femle to mate him with I would have kept him. I find Chinese mantids in the same spot in my yeard every year. They are a load of fun.

I know how to pack and ship mantids but what is the best way to ship an ooth?