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I also doubt the molt will go smoothly, but do you think there's any chance that raptor will straighten out? I don't know the logistics of molting, do they kind of liquify like butterflies (presumably it wouldn't be as dramatic) or just get bigger like snakes?

Obviously this is a whole different ball game but my cat of 21 years had seizures in the weeks before he was euthanized. Obviously he was an old man. I'm not sure if that means anything in terms of mantids but maybe it's neurological deterioration? Otherwise I would say the pesticide hypothesis...

I've never had to euthanize a mantis but I am an insect taxidermist.  You can freeze them, but the general technique is with gas. Get a small relatively airtight container and line it with paper towels. Moisten them with alcohol (rubbing alcohol, ethanol, isopropyl, or nail polish remover) and...

I ordered a nymph online and when she came she had molted during transit (~4th instar?). Her molt went terribly wrong. She's severely deformed and I'm curious if her limbs might reform when she molts again. The only intact leg is the front right one. The left looks fine but she doesn't fully...