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Yeah, my mantids always reach out for the camera too, I think it's cute. When i let my mantids out to run around, they almost always climb and reach out for anything they can use as a ladder. I suspect they'd do that for just about any object which offers a vertical route (that doesn't look...

Welcome from Seattle, Jo!

Congrats on Arachne reaching adulthood! At this point there's nothing you can do to improve his wings, but even if they're not picture perfect, they're his. He lived long enough and earned 'em. Don't attempt to force or straighten anything, you would only risk hurting him. But again...

Awesome! That's wild, thanks for mentioning this.

Cute ghost shot, she posed for you!

Grats and nice pics! But say wha?! 90+ days in the sub-adult phase? Wow, that's longer than I would have expected.

+1 My mated Oxy laid her first ooth a couple of nights ago. Super excited to see the L1s, we'll see what the demand for Oxys are as we start seeing nymphs flooding the US culture again this spring.

Welcome! I dig your post, great pics and descriptions.

Nice, grats Yen! Is that romaine that it's standing on? :)

Another thought: how does she respond to water? Not just misting, but if you pour a small amount of water into your palm or offer her a wet sponge? My thinking is that if she's not eating, ensuring she's drinking water might give her some time to gather her strength and find her appetite...

Smash a fly or the guts of a cricket into a pulp, place it on the end of a toothpick and gently place it against her mandibles. If she refuses that, I suspect her time is very limited. :(

Nice pic Meagan. Hrm, I wonder how tricky it will be to get some butterflies or moths this spring...

Well, it's working for you now if you're posting! Next time the site doesn't come up for you, if it persists for more than 5-10 minutes write down the error and let me know. I will try to confirm if it's just the usual weird brief outage or if it's something else.

Yes, intermittent problems happen on this site sometimes. Excluding the outage when the site was being moved to a different host, issues have always been very brief. So if it doesn't work for you, just try again in a few minutes.

Wouldn't a glue gun jeopardize the nymphs? Even a low heat gun could be too hot, and if glue is placed on the wrong spot you will trap the nymphs inside.

Welcome from Seattle! In the "General Mantis" discussion section of these forums, you'll find a thread by Peter discussing general care: http://mantidforum.n...showtopic=20114 From there, your best bet is to probably use the forum's search function to find what you seek (e.g. "species master...

Awesome, glad you didn't have duds! I especially liked the size reference shot, amazing that one *did* eat a d. mel.!

Welcome! Glad to see someone else that appreciates Oxys. :)

Welcome from the Seattle area!