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Okay, so my Chinese mantis decided to play a new trick on me. O.o After molting for the 4th time (I think), I found him hanging upsidedown, but his abdomen was hanging over him. I've fed him several flies and crickets since, and it still stays flopped over. If he walks upright, it'll come back...

So, I know mantids like to "Sway" when they're hunting, but why do they sway or bob or "dance" while eating? My mom was observing one of my chinese mantids eating, and she said that she was moving around, kinda like she was dancing in place. I suggested, "She's happy?" :D Any ideas?

Hey, guys! I'm back. ^_^ Haven't been around much lately, but I've got more mantids, so I'm gonna hang around for a while again. On to the topic! I had a ooth hatch on Wednesday, (my 5th out of 20!) and it hatched out a fair number. (you know, around 200-300 or so) and I left it in the cage...

Okay, so I've heard several times on here in the past that mantid nymphs tend to die for no (apparent) reason. Is this true? Why may that be?

I think I might have (accidentally) killed my Chinese mantis. My sole survivor. She's one molt from adulthood. I gave her a big cricket yesterday. I normally wouldn't have given it to her due to it's size, but it wasn't moving much so I figured it was probably dying and wouldn't be able to...

Hi, I had some chinese mantids hatch about 36 hours ago, and I put one alone in a vial approximately one and a half inch in diameter and three inches tall with a stick to climb on, and three fruit flies to eat. It's been well over 12 hours, and the little guy hasn't eaten a single one! Does it...

Hi, i was watching my mantids hatch today, and over the course of 3 or 4 hours, only about 5 hatched fully. Several started 'worming' their way out, but never fully stretched out. Then I believe they dried up and died. Could this be because of a humidity problem? I misted the cage this...

Hi, I know that most people provide the moisture for their mantids via misting, but I was wondering if any of those gel-water sources for feeder-insects could be used. (The gel-form makes it safer than a bowl of water.) I have a jurassi quench for future crickets that is enriched with calcium...