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Another ooth hatched today!! Oh man Spring is here indeed! This ooth was from my favorite girl last year, my darn cat had gotten to her cage and damaged her so we'd had to put her down much sooner than normal. I am SO glad these babies hatched! And I'm so glad I got some fruit flies yesterday...

Macro, thats not a perfume bottle it's a mister. I got it at Osh or Walmart a few years back to mist a plant and found out it worked great for my mantids. And it was prettier than the normal clear spray bottles. lol, even tho I raise freaky bugs unlike most women I still like pretty things...

Ya, I think the only Oratoria I had last year was a male. But with so many mantids last season it was easy to get a bit mixed up in my memory. I tell ya i'm getting old these days, lol.

Im pretty sure they came from this momma We discussed her specific species name for a while, now I cant remember tho lol. Probably Oratoria or a Californica. More hatched this morning, so far it's a small batch. 21 the 1st day, 10 or 11 so far the 2nd. Makes me glad I didnt remove that...

I have had a rough morning already, my darn car wouldnt start in time to move it before the darn street sweeper came! We finally got it moved and I was fuming about it outside when I just glanced at the huge aquarium I have 6 or so ooths in. I saw a baby and squeaked so loud my mom came running...

Welcome to the group! Yay more and more Californian's. We're bound to get a bug show going yet!

Happy Happy Birthday!! Man, I wish I could say I was only turning 17, I was a craaaazy kid tho so it's probably a good thing I'm 30 now. (and somewhat calmer, lol)

LOL my mom just said that bug must've been drunk! Sometimes the things this woman comes up with make me crack up!! But then again she is my mom, Im the weird fireworks shooting, bug raising, blood and gore loving girl that I am, so I guess it's genetic to be a bit off. And welcome to the forum...

Last Lunar Eclipse I saw was in 2001 or so, I had been looking for a pet kitten for days because I had a new place at Jackson Lake. I gave up that day and headed back out to the lake for my Lunar eclipse party, mid way during the eclipse and the party I ask if anyone wants a shot come inside for...

Hey Rebecca, I've got a couple European ooths, and some Stagmomantis Californicas ooths if you'd want any of them.

So yet again I have caught 2 widows rather than kill them. One is just huge, the other is quite a bit smaller but still healthy and a good size. Anyone want to trade them for a couple Mantids?? 11/1 update. She laid an egg!! This is just great <_< , Im gonna have to squish her and...

I would have guessed European too! Mine last year laid me some wiiild looking ooths. Ill have to find those pictures one of these days.

Ok so Im a bit saddend but still stoked about it all happening. My Bg Fat female went into threat pose and her male didnt really seem interested once he met her lol. So he got set free. The other female was indifferent and he jumped on within a few minutes, Id even fed her 3 crickets right...

omg omg, It worked!! Ok so only with one female and one of the males so far but I put them all in tanks paired up and the 2 I wasnt rooting for are the ones that are now mating! He jumped on and held onto her back for quite a while, when I came back in from the pool I just noticed they were...

Thanks guys!! I'll get the girls some crickets today so they dont try and eat their poor little free mantid men and I'll give it a shot. I guess I should try and get some pics up too lol.

So I have a very nifty tank thats half glass half screened and it's too big for my room so I put a plant in it and put one of my Largest females in it the other day. She is huuuuuge people, like I overfed her but it's been that way for a week or more now so I think shes just fat with eggs. So...

Those pictures were freaking hilarious! Thanks for sharing!

Just thought Id share this, It's been Mantis Madness here in the Valley. Ive found 3 wild Mantids in the last week, a total of 5 in the last month, The first was a large male European at an auto parts place, then another one in the store room of the Halloween store Im opening, Then a small...

lol my Tortoise's name is Bob, well Silent Bob but still. And were not even sure if it's a male, wont know for a few more years. and omg Quasi Mantid the hunchback of Kens closet?! I love it thats hilarious!

lol yeah they do (look like Possums) But Luna and Micha are very cute.