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Fresh out of the molt: Couple hours after the molt: Couple days after the molt: About a week after the molt:

Just got my Idolo too!

Looks to me like a Miomantis paykullii (Egyptian pygmy mantis).

Parasphendale agrionina. Budwing mantis.

My adult male, who molted to on June 13, has passed D: Yesterday, he looked lethargic. I thought he may be needed some food, so I put two small crickets in his enclosure, and he caught and ate both of them. I came home from work and he was still alive, but when I woke up this morning, he lay on...

Seems you are correct! Unfortunately, I have a male. I don't think he will be laying ooths any time soon :pinch:

When I was on the way home from running some errands, I notice an insect hanging on the wall near the front door of my house. From far away, I thought it was a stick insect because of how skinny it was, but whatever it was, I took it in to add to my collection. Then after further inspection, I...

I bought two Paraphendale agrionina (Budwing mantis), one adult male and one adult female, in hopes to learn how to mate/breed mantises. I've heard that females can lay empty/unfertilized ooths. Does this mean they lay ooths without being mated? The female I purchased is fairly fat. Is she...

I have no problems with their chirps tbh. I feel like I'll get used to them. I've lived with crickets practically my whole life. Every night, they're chirping outside. It's just my roommates that I need to factor in as well. I'll get used to the cricket chirps, but I can't say the same for my...

I am looking into breeding crickets. I'm only looking to keep 100-250 at a time. The main problem I'm concerned with is their chirping. I live in Florida, and crickets are everywhere outside at night. I can hear them from every single room in my house. Now if I were to start breeding them inside...

Adult female

Bought an adult female Phyllocrania paradoxa (Ghost mantis) and she has arrived safely :)

Adult female: Adult male: Adult female + adult male: Female nymph: Male nymph #1: Male nymph #2:

Bought two Parasphendale Agrionina (Budwing mantis), one adult female and one adult male. I opened the package and I was first greeted by the two mantises I bought. Further digging into the package and I was greeted with 3 more Budwing nymphs! One female, and two males. Females on the left...

I recently bought an acromantis japonica, and she is an aggressive mantis. I own Carolinas and they won't eat anything larger than themselves due to being non-aggressive. I also own Chinese mantises, and they also aren't that aggressive and won't eat anything larger than themselves. My Japanese...

I bought a drosophilia hydei culture off of Josh's Frogs about a week ago and when I went to feed my mantises today, I noticed small white things moving; I believe they are grain mites. Will my fruit fly culture crash and die? How can I prevent them? Is it safe to feed the flies to my mantises...

I had to let him go. Placed him in the freezer.

Just got my new macro lens for my DSLR and took some test pictures of my acromantis japonica and tenodera sinensis.

Glad to have my first transaction on this forum be with a person like LAME. He is an extremely generous person :) I originally ordered one mantis, but after he read about my mismolt problems, he sent a few extras and even a modified cup of his own. Package arrived with two Tinodera sinesis...

I've heard that they get all the water they need from their foods. As long as you are feeding the appropriate-sized prey, they should be fine.