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thanks for the post. i just bought it just moments ago. it looked like a fun project it is very easily customizable for screen replacement. only problem i saw are the top lids, dont really seal tightly together where they meet. a big enough mantis prob cant escape but feeder flys may

thanks instsgram buddy lol it got me all nervous and sad

i was able to watch my Chinese Mantis in the middle molting. everything looked good and i was very careful in not banging onto my table. i left and when i came back, i found one back leg curved. the other leg is straight but he seems to still not want to land it not sure why it happened, it...

yep me too. i usually wait till theyre all brown. though sometimes i dont always cut them. i noticed a lot of moths in my backyard like to camouflage on my pitchers. i like seeing them LOL

i always wanted a maxima, i fear i may not have space for them though. i live in so cal also have you tried growing any of yours year round outside? i'm debating to try it to see if it would work. esp Miranda and Deroose hybrids. since we never really get to many lows below 50s in Winter.

have you tried sundews? they may be more affective for fruit fliies. though you would be limited in growing them where they get bright light from the window... i also have a N. miranda, i hardly ever see many fruit flies in them when i trim off their dead pitchers

wow im jealous of your collection! i too would love to see more photos! especially would love to see your D. binatas M.! i always wanted to get a bunch of them to form a bush :3 i wish i can keep more nepenthes, just no more room in my place for more plants :/

here in LA i get both the big green and small brown beetles in summer time. the green ones love our fig trees -_-* i never thought of feeding them to my mantids. i would like to give that a try now. they would be much easier to capture then flys

Lol you have a kitty cat mantis

Not sure if its cause he's new, but this one seems to be more curious of his surrounds more and sway walks more in comparison to my Chinese which usually just like to dart out and run anywhere they get the chance lol When I was taking photos of this guy he looks at the lens and jumps to it lol

for fly traps, you dont need clear domes to keep them healthy. its a huge myth that they need them. they'll be much better in full sun in a standing tray of water outside with no terrarium. cobraplant.com is my favorite site for caresheets. i've been buying from them for years also. they also...

a good friend sent me here and i'm glad she did. here's a little intro about me. My name is Jad. I'm an artist, Jack Topus is my artist name. I love nature, its animals, insects, environments etc. Mantids been a big fascination of mine since I was a little boy. It was only till about 2 years...

oh thats a fun fact to know! i'll make sure to take photos of him after each molt to see its progress i'm fallin in love with this guy. i took more photos. its personality is different compared to the Chinese ones i have. thanks again for the info everyone

ooo ic. thank you so much. Limbata it is then :balloon:

after googling images from youre suggestion, it sure does look like it can be either a Limbata or Californica. those two look so close not sure how people can tell them apart! HAHA

sorry i'm a bit of a noob. i was gardening and i found this guy. Thought it was a Chinese at first since thats what we have common here in my neighborhood, but when i took it in and compared it with the mantids i had. looked nothing like em my location is Los Angeles, Ca