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It would have hatched sooner if it was diapaused for at least 6-8 weeks. I had one hatch out before with no diapause and i only had a few weak young.

In the summer, I pick some small branches off of Trembling Aspen (Populus tremuloides), a fast growing tree with white bark and small round leaves. I put the fresh twig with leaves on it in the enclosures and it looks nice. It continues to look nice even when it dries up because the leaves stay...

Has anyone thought of culturing American, German or Oriental cockroach to be used as feeders? I ask this because I know people like to try new things and these species can be obtained easily and for free and I know that the German roach is a small species that goes through their life cycle...

Not every woman in the world gets their cherry popped. :P

I have seen many different colours of Mantis religiosa, both in the wild and in captivity. They vary in colour from greens to different shades of brown. I noticed that in many other species, the colour can vary. I am wondering what determines the colour that they will be or turn to. I have heard...

I'm going to order a Chinese ooth next month.

oh yeah he did. I can't read lol. it's a dud.

It's my understanding that Mantis religiosa oothecae require a winter diapause of at least 6-8 weeks. There is a chance that it may be a dud as Extrememantid suggested. If you go out now and look for oothecae, you will be able to bring them indoors and have them incubate because they have been...

I didn't really keep track of how long it took to reach adulthood. I only have one and so I didn't care to keep track because I knew she would mature however long she took. She is an adult now.

These are a few pics of my female Spiny Flower Mantis from L6-L7. I have more photos of this mantis in my gallery on my profile. The first photo is of the molt from L5-L6. She is eating a mealworm in the second photo at sixth instar and she is seventh instar in the last two photos.

She's got her groove on with some twitchy arm movements!

"Karma" out for a walk on my finger.

The second molt..

Yummy

Yup, it's eating a cricket. Not a flying insect.

Just chilling on an artificial Kousa Dogwood flower.

First molt in my care.