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I am new to the mantis world. So far, the only claim I have to my new hobby is a sharp learning curve. I hatched an egg case for my kindergarten class and ordered an extra one to hatch at home. I have a few T. Sinensis left that are about 3 months old now.  Recently, I've been bitten - more than...

Gorgeous!! Is this species always orange? 

I have a 3 year old Honduran Curly Haired male. Curly Fries is my first tarantula but he is not as docile as I hoped. We held him when he was quite small but even then he bolted really fast with no warning. When I lift the lid on his terrarium he flicks urticating bristles right away! A cranky...

Thanks, fellow amateur entomologists ?. In my last post I mentioned seeing the mantids emerging from the egg case. 2 days later I noticed a couple of moving legs still on it so I used a wet paint brush and managed to help a couple more get free of the egg case. But wait!! There's more..... I put...

Hi, I just witnessed my mail-order egg case of Tenodura Sinensis hatch 2 days ago. I have a couple hundred wee mantids to care for. What an amazing thing to see! I saw a praying mantis in Japan a few months ago and found it to be such a unique creature that I wanted to know more. Hopefully I...

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