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Just out of curiousity when was this forum made?

Who on this forum like tarantulas? I find them interesting inverts to keep.

I have been told a lot that you cannot feed crickets fruit since it is bad for mantids. You can use fruit, but oranges would be recomended since it is high in vitamin C. You can also feed crickets potatoes since it is high in moisture. Or you can just simpily feed it dry dog food that is also...

Hello, I was wondering can a Ladybug do some harm to mantids? I keep finding some in my garden or 2 acre back yard. I know they give off a stinch, but can that do harm to my mantids? I feed them other insects that give of stinches, but I'm not sure about Ladybugs since some yellow stuff come...

Hello, Anyone know where I can buy small lobster roaches?

Hello, I have bought from planet natural a couple of times. They do not sell exotic mantids but they do sell benificial insects and garden supplies. They have one mantis species though. If you are interested in the Chinese mantis ( Teodera Aridifolia Siniensis ) oothecas ( oothecas only all...

Hello, Just up top it says Banner ads available. What are Banner ads?

Hello, Just wondering is a Dragonfly an aquatic insect? I head it isn't, but the females lay her eggs in water. The nymphs hatch out of water and soon leave the water after a couple of days and start to fly with other bugs. So a Dragonfly is still considered a aquatic insect right? When I catch...

Hello, I have noticed that these following people have small pictures underneath thier signatures: Rick, Leah, Macano, Orin and Dakota. There are many others though. I was wondering how do you do this?

Hello people, I would just like to say carolina is a wonderful place of buying food for your mantids! :D They have: Houseflies, Frutflies, Silkmoths, Mealworms, and Crickets. Perfect food for your mantids! They also have a lot of neat stuff like breeding kite for Mealworms, Crickets...

Hello, Does anyone know how to sex Damon Diademas? ( Tailess whip scorpion )

Hello, Over the past 3 days my spiny flower mantids are acting wierd. They are crumbled up like a dead tarantula :( Is this a sighn of maturaty or is something wrong? I really don't want them to die this is my first time I have raised these species. :cry: They are not going to molt they...

Hello, Does anyone know where I can buy some Deli- cups for my mantids? I tried the website www.flyfarm.com but it says I am blocked from the website I don't see how though. Also I checked my local stoes: Wal-Mart, Home Depot, Food Lion, Dollar stores and Lowes but they still dont have them. If...

Hello, What kind of fruit flies would be best for L-1 spiny flower nymphs? Drosophila melenogaster or Drosophila hydei?

Hello everybody, U all seem 2 b using crickets a lot. So I will b helpful and teach u guys how 2 breed them so u wont have 2 go 2 the pet shop all the time. :D 1. Buy about 2 dozen adults warning: the males will probably chirp all night 4 the females. So if this will bother u there is no...

Hello, If you are going to mist the nymphs make sure you do it 2 or 3 times a day. But make sure that the droplets dry within 30 minutes (or less) Or there will be adequete and they will die. I wish you luck with your nymphs :D

Hello, It is possible for a mantis ooth. to crack.