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 My archimantis latistyla molted to adult but his back leg is deformed. Will he still be able to mate? Will it affect him in any way? Should i cut it of? Im really paranoid, mainly concerned about wether or not he can mate

Or Is kongobatha diedemata parthenogenetic? Mine keeps pheremone calling, i thought they were parthenogenetic. Maybe they still release phermemones?

G’day everyone! I was wondering if anyone could tell if my female Archimantis Latistyla was sub or presub. Idk what instar she is cuz she was wild caught but she is 6 cm in length if that helps!

Hello everyone, My archimantis latistyla has not molted in 6 weeks and I am getting slightly concerned. I know that sometimes a mantis can take 2 months to molt, but she hasn’t eaten in 2 weeks. She is a very, very picky eater and the only thing she eats are torpedo bugs ( I can only find them...

Hi everyone, I recently caught 2 pre-seub Kongobatha Diademata but they both appear to be female. i have heard that they are parthenogenetic but i wanted to confirm this before spending $60 on a male which may not necessarily be needed. Any help would be appreciated (: Thanks!

Hello everyone! My female archimantis sp recently molted (like a week ago) and I noticed what seemed to be wingbuds  https://postimg.cc/gallery/LmfKPPh So does this mean that she is a sub adult or pre sub?

Hello everyone, Today I found an adult female false garden mantis withe weird  black spots on her abdomen. Does anyone know what they are and if they are harmful or not?

Hello everyone! Nuggets my female mantis payed an ootheca yesterday. I will let it dry for 2 more days before removing it but how to I take it off? 

Hello everyone ! i recently found a female orthodera sp and i was wondering how i can attract males. I currently have her in a mesh cage outside however i dont think she is old enough to pheromone call. But i am not sure what pheromone calling looks like and i cant seem to find a pic so maybe...

Hello Is there any hobbyists anywhere here from Australia? Most people here are from America. So far i haven’t bumped into anybody from Australia but i was just checking to see if there is anybody who is.

Hi everyone, I was wondering if there was a way to breed specific mantid colour morphs.I know that in many species of mantids there are colour morphs (most commonly green and brown) but is there a way to specifically breed the colours you are after? I have some green orthodera which are almost...

Is it possible to hybridise mantids and has anybody done it before? I thought of this as in the springbok invasion the orthodera males atempt mating with the female miomantis caffara. Do they ever suceed and what do the babies turn out like if they do. I was thinking if they do succeed in...

I have O rentzi (crowned stick insect) and E tiaratum eggs for sale. $5.50 for five. PM me if intrested *AUSTRALIA ONLY*

Hello everyone, I was wondering if its good to feed mantids honey. I have seen that it is a controversial and widely debated, and i have fed them honey twice and they all loved it. in many cases somebody has said their mantids are sick and usually somebody says to feed them honey. For...

Hello everyone, i recently acquired a pair of crowned stick insects from my friend (breeder). I was in hopes of producing some male offspring rather than through parthogenic reproduction, however they are not mating. SO i wanted to know how to tell wether the female is SEXUALLY mature. She has...

Hello everyone. Today i found a false garden mantis missing 1 antennae and both its tarsus. It is on its last instar bcoz its got full formed wing buds will it all heal in its last moult?

Hey everybody i recently caught 2 jumping spiders both lycidas sp and i was wondering if there where any other ways to sex then besides the swallen pedipalp way. Also, how can i tell when they are sexually mature? Any help would be much appriciated Thanks !

Hey everyone hope ur all doing great! IK this is radom but if yall could go to one country despite corona, which one  would it be ?

Hello everybody hope ur all doin great! I was wondering if there was a way you could guarantee that your mantis is approaching its final molt. All i know is that they get wing buds before their final molt but my mantids have had wingbuds for quite a while now and they have all molted several...

I thought that i could share all my mantids with u guys(coz iv got nothing else to do 😂)! First up we have my othodera ministralis... i have 3 females and 1 male (need more males!) male female female female unfortunately could not capture the beautiful blue spot in the femur of the...