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Thought so too but since gardeners have been using mantid oothecae as natural pest control (even though most of the nymphs would most likely move on or die) there's bound to have been a few of the so called Tenodera sinensis oothecae actually being Mantis religiosa ootheca.

Most mantids will throw a threat pose regardless of instar.

Mantis religiosa occurs in California and are the only mantids I've found in my area the passed few months.

I will point out there IS a video of a Rhombodera adult female(I think!) eating a live pinky mouse on youtube the video has since been flagged due to 'animal cruelty' possibly because of the recorder saying something along the lines of 'he's eatin this ###### whole body dude'

Agree with Phil on this Phyllocrania is a very good beginner species, though Hymenopus would be a good one for just keeping but not for breeding as the males grow way faster than the females.

This is one of the humane ways to kill a rat/mouse before feeding to a snake as the animal could fight back just because people do it does not mean they enjoy it.

That's something you don't see often from Hymenopus.

His mantids grew too fast so he was unable to put them through a diapause.

About an hour depending on what I have at the time though I usually give them time to walk around which is why it takes so long.

One of the few tarantulas I'd be willing to get to be honest.

A) How do you come up with names for your mantids? Not genus-species, like pet names. I don't name them. B ) The first time you ever held a mantis, were you squeamish? No. C) The cultures from fly cafe, does a culture actually include the buggies? Ask them for a culture that is already...

Course it is but nothing's cuter than when they raise their raptoral arms and wave them around wanting to go higher. ;D

This. Gently just 'hold' the abdomen with two fingers with very little pressure.

If there's a constant supply of food you can keep them together I recommend having groups of 2-4 that way if there is a lot of cannibalism you'll still have enough left.

Welcome from California :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItM-C2h1k-c ROFL warningz vulgar language and a kid that really needs help ._o

I doubt it was the temperatures it's gotten down to 50s in my room before and none of my exotics have been negatively affected nor have any of the mantids wc around here. From what I can tell in the Bay Area most of mantids die from old age around now not from the cold they're usually born...

Yes.

They don't see like we do when it comes to judging distance.

What Rick said ^ BUT Rick even you have to admit it's adorable ;p