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Looks like vomit to me. I've heard this can happen due to anything from bacteria and dehydration to being fed bad feeders. The only thing I've heard that may help is trying to feed a  bit of water diluted honey for its antibacterial purposes and to give it a little boost after loosing all those...

I'm looking for any ant hobbyists that are willing to sell queens of these kinds of ants: Crematogaster spp and/or Carpenter ant to me in Minnesota. Must be in MN it is illegal to transport ants across state lines. 

I live in Minnesota where it’s all swamp land so not super arid.. maybe in winter? But I’ll definitely get some practice before hand! Backyard bugs here I come! 

The sudden swaying shiver they do? I thought I heard somewhere that they did this because they see a big predator (You) and are trying to mimick the swaying of leaves/branches to blend in better. Sorta like how stick insects walk. No idea if that's actually correct, I mean my enclosures have...

Yes I have, I couldn't find any on youtube specifically on mantids but there were a few on preserving beetles and bees. The bees seemed fine without having to scrape out their insides. Perhaps they are simply small enough that the moisture didn't effect the resin. However, I know with the...

An entomologist that's such a cool job! Glad to have you! What type of mantid are you planning on keeping first?

My little guys are still very young so I have yet to lose a mantis, but when I do, I want to preserve them in resin so I can still look back at my first mantis, and remember them. Does anyone do this? Is it possible? If so, does anyone have a good tutorial? I've seen a thread about pinning but...

Hello fellow newbie! Thanks for telling me about the resources! I was actually having trouble finding information. At least information that wasn't contradicted by the next article I read. I've been trying to speak to breeders on how they are keeping them and just replicate that, as I couldn't...

I'll keep that in mind! Thanks! 

About 6-7 and they seem plump to me. The little guys were said to be L2s by the breeder and I'm feeding hydei. 

That's a good idea! I'll give it a shot! 

New to the hobby, so if this is silly question sorry! I had really easy time with my Hierodula sp Golden (Tsubasa) so I picked up 3 Deroplatys Dessicata nymphs just 3 days ago. I've noticed they are quite a bit more skittish of me which I figured was likely just a species difference but one...

Hello all! I'm new to the hobby having just bought my first mantis in July a little L2 Hierodula sp Golden and after being fascinated with her/him (still unsure fingers crossed its her) and getting her/him to molt once I decided to pick up three L2 deroplatys dessicata nymphs just 3 days ago...