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Or if we'll even be able to tell! :lol: 'Creo Confusion' indeed.

Fruit flies are easy to raise, with 1 culture and about $20 in supplies you can have all the fruit flies you need for 6 months or more. I get my flies and supplies here: http://mantisplace.com/feederinsects.html#FF Mantis usually need live food, it's the movement that causes them to grab and...

FWIW I wonder if it was something in your cage environment - new plants, bad temps, cleaning products?

Greetings Sinisha! :)

I don't know what to think anymore. :unsure: Those C. apicalis look right... but conformation seems chunkier and with bigger heads? Is there a taxonomic Key anywhere for the Creobroter species that we can check? Can we track the 'Forum Donation' Creos back to their source (before Mark)?

Greetings! :)

Hi Paul!

Greetings Bruno!

Great pics! Yeah, I'd say eating something more than 10 times the size of your head qualifies you as a beast!

I would say yes, that is the typical red-black eyes they get at night or in the dark. You were introducing/breeding them at night? I introduce them during the day so I can watch out for problems.

With these Creos? Wow, I've never seen that in any of the 5 matings mine have done (2 males, 4 females). The eyes stayed normal greenish.

The thing that comes to mind is the line from Jurassic Park, something about the lion in the zoo is bored because his meat is put in a dish in front of him instead of having to hunt for it - "T-Rex wants to hunt!" :) I think it is good for the mantis to hunt, and sometimes miss, his food. Of...

Please post a photo of this Phil? Thanks!

Can newly-hatched Creos take hydei, or do they need melanogasters?

Congrats mantiscraze!!! :clap: Sorry 'bout that, transposed threads and definitely needed more coffee. :)

Congrats Tammy! :clap:

How long are the Tiger Beetles?

I use these with folded paper towel in the bottom: http://mantisplace.com/insectcups.html#32ozcup :)

Great pics - love the hug! :)