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Thanks mantisloverguy6000, will pass on the info.

Saw this image whilst browsing an invert forum. It was found in a shipment of flowers & the guy was hoping to keep it & wanted helped id'ing the species. Any ideas?

Thanks folks, you have definitely nailed it, fruit fly eggs it is>

My OBT hides away during the day, occasionally pops out at night. She is very skittish & hides at the slightest disturbance. Gorgeous looker, quite slow grower. The P regalis also hides away until it is dark, fast growing, stunning looking.  May burrow as a youngster but will climb when...

Mantises bought on line as females, L4 or L5. Both have shed at least twice. These are hard to the touch & appear to have antennae & have appeared in both mantis' enclosures. In fact having checked my female giant asian mantis has also got them in her enclosure. Also bought on line from...

Major & Synapze, thanks for your replies. My first thought was eggs but there has not been any sign of a large egg case stuck to a branch which I thought mantids emerged from.

Hello, my name is Ken & I live in sunny Scotland. I am an experienced reptile & tarantula keeper but have only recently branched out into mantis & stick insect keeping. Now wondering why it took me so long, they are wonderfully entertaining little creatures! Perhaps someone can...