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I see her in this one! She's so talented

I've bought 4 mantises from him (Yunnan flower, Spiny flower, Giant Asian, Ghost) and all have arrived happy and healthy! He's mindful of shipping to ensure the best shot of survival, which has clearly paid off judging from this thread. He is also very patient and helpful! I highly recommend him!

They look like springtails to me! Mites tend to be a bit more circular. If you poke at them and notice any jump away they definitely are.

I took an entomology course for credits in my sophomore year of college and then fell in love with bugs. I was leaning towards trying to keep beetles as pets, but my cousin gifted me a gift card to a mantis shop for my birthday. Then I got one...and another...and another...and another...

Does it look like this gal? This is a Carolina Mantis.

Kiwi is a perfect name!! So cute!

More pictures! Rhubarb is a GREAT model....Vanilla Bean not so much.

Hello, welcome! I love your profile picture!

Cute!! I've got one as well, her name is Rhubarb! They're so big, it was surprising to get her after having finger-sized mantids before. I love the slight pink/red on their legs!

If mantises were any bigger than a cat we'd be in trouble

So pretty! Great job raising him!

I use Andonstar AD246S-M Digital Microscope!

I use a 70% ethanol to store bugs before I pin them. Rubbing alcohol also works, but it can stiffen them up so if you're looking to pin I'd say to mix the alcohol with some water before storing. If you're not looking to pin, you should be fine storing them in the classic 70-80% rubbing alcohol...

Oh that sucks, I'm so sorry! :((

I think these count as macro? I put my mantises under my microscope sometimes and get some neat pictures and videos of them. The quality is a little grainy, but I still think they look cool. Feel free to post your own pics/vids here if you'd like! Rhubarb cleaning her mouth after eating...

A closer look at the Spiny! Maybe I'll call this one Vanilla Bean? Rhubarb is a bit too big and my hands are a little bit too shaky to take good videos or pictures of her(?) under the microscope

Two new buddies! A big thanks to yen_saw for these guys! This is Rhubarb, a Giant Asian mantis! This little Spiny Flower mantis is currently unnamed! If they stayed looking like this I think the name Pepper would work, but I need to think of something that will fit their adult form too.

Yay! Glad I could help! Sorry you still have to redo the enclosure though, I hope you get rid of them all!

Could they be termites maybe? I don't know much about termite reproduction, but it seems weird that they'd be able to grow to such a population without a queen. I did find a couple articles on asexual reproduction and some info that worker females can turn into breeding females (but then they'd...

Thank you guys!!