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Welcome.... you don't plan to set them on fire do you? :huh: jk :lol:

Does anyone keep Myrmecomantis atra? Truly a fascinating species.

Really cool pictures. Yours are a lot brighter than mine used to be.

Not sure on the roaches, but yes on the flies from my experience.

I keep alot of strange stuff, but most people are rather amazed by my mantids.

I have no idea how to have the photos embed into the post.

Hello all, figured I would just share some pictures of my current mantids, Hierodula membranacea. Here is one of the female nymphs eating a spider. She has such a strange color compared to the others I have seen. All the males are bright green. https://i.imgur.com/Tnt3WFz.png...

Hello, I have 2 Hierodula membranacea nymphs. A male and female. L4's. I'm just a hobbyist and don't really breed them or sell to make profit. I have a few others and these two I just don't need and to be honest, I won't be able to feed once it starts getting colder out. I have feeder insects...

Great seller. She gave me bonus mantids, they were all healthy and well packed. Couldn't be happier.

Should of asked him if he lives in wisconsin!  :P

Would he be located in Wisconsin by any chance?

Same.  B)

Welcome to the forum.

Hi, I'd recommend H. membranacea. Got a few of them yesterday. They actually will jump or run right up behind a bug and eat it. Very cool to watch. I got mine from a member here that goes by CherylDeWit. 

Haha, well can you really blame the birds? Easy catch. And that's not a sparrow, it's a house wren. Those things eat bigger things like grubs, grasshoppers, etc. despite their small size. Which is why they go for your mantids. I don't let mine "sun" but if it was me I'd put them in a mesh tent...

Cool. A buddy of mine was letting his mantis climb on his desk at work. His hung off one of the cabinets and molted. I'll have to see if I can get the pictures from him.

Hello, I have fed ants to my mantids in the past and it doesn't seem to be a problem. Are they safe though? Nutritional enough. Also how about isopods? Would that be a safe food? I doubt they would eat them, but has anyone tried?

Hey loops! Didnt know you were active here. :huh:  Why don't you just stick with ghost mantids? There is lots of other bugs you could put in a communal tank. Do you REALLY need to have two mantid species in there?  :rolleyes:

Hi, I was curious about breeding grasshoppers for mantid food as they aren't smelly and noisy unlike crickets. IIf you guys know a way to fix noise and smell i'd appreciate some tips.Do any of you have experience culturing grasshoppers and do they breed enough to get plenty grasshopper nymphs...

Hi, I will be getting some Hierodula membranacea mantids here soon. I am curious though  once their mature enough to breed, do they only have to mate once. I read they can have many egg cases. Also, what's the chances the female dies afterwards?