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My ghost mantis recently moulted and is now a full sized adult. She fell just after she finished moulting; it was a pretty short distance as I had placed a fake plant with flat, wide leaves underneath where she was hanging so she didn’t fall too far if she did. She wasn’t stuck in her...

When I hold my ghost mantises, they often lay down on my hand/finger and will stay there like that for hours. Does anyone know why they do this? Is it because I’m warm? Or are they just resting?

Looking for a suitable food source for L5/L6 ghost mantises. I haven’t been able to find any blue bottle fly cultures or pupae that will ship to me. Crickets and mealworms are readily available at pet stores but I’ve heard they aren’t ideal. Would springtails be a better option? edit: First of...