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Hello Fellow Enthusiasts of the Estranged! This is the first post I've made in the Arachnid area of Mantid Forums, and I must say, shame on me for never visiting before! Some very cool posts here guys and gals so thanks, very enjoyable and informative. Decided to post after discovering Aragog...

Mantid Forum! Oh how I've missed you! :) The collective efforts of everyone (users and admins) on this site is what got me into the hobby and although I had to set the hobby aside for a few years, I'm glad to say I'm ready to return. Raised 8 Chinese my last year in college (2010), all of...

Trying method #2 as written by Kat... Close up of Thor :o :D

Okay I've driven myself crazy for long enough... Does anyone have any suggestions on how to catch pinhead crickets? I have a large set of tweezers and a makeshift forcepts (it was an old test tube forcepts that I've bent to shape) but it still takes me so long to catch the darn things. And...

Okay, perhaps this has been posted before and if so, just direct me to the right thread...but my question is this... How does one know when the mantids are ready to breed? I'm assuming when they're adults but I want to know cause I don't want any of my smaller males to become Thor's lunch...

Here's some pics everyone (with names :) ) not all of them are on here though...only 5 of 7 This is Spliff...he's a little fella LTP is a little anti-social lol This is X (I couldn't think of another name lol) but the poor guy mis-molted and I had to snip his back right leg :(...

Okay I've been doing alot of reading on here and there seems to be differing opinions... Most people say that mantids should only eat live food and it keeps the mantids healthier HOWEVER... Others have made posts about shaking slightly or covering dead prey in honey or something else...

Ok I know that mantids grow at different rates but this seems rediculous... These are both from the same ooth...any ideas about the growth difference?

My biggest chinese mantis molted today and everything went really well. I was a little concerned and nervous seeing as how these are the first nymphs I've had and I was worried about the molting but everything is great! This one is growing considerably faster than the others (over twice their...

Hello All, Wow its been a while since I've posted. My adult european died a while ago and I've just been so busy I haven't had the time to devote to any more little guys... But all that aside...I just wanted to thank everyone for their information that they've been posting cause its really...

Hi all, I know its been a while since I posted last but I've been swamped with things... Anyway, I have some questions regarding my male european...the edges of his wings are starting to turn brown kinda matching his legs...he's got a brownish/black line down both sides of his abdomen...and...

I've heard and been reading that misting of course is an absolute must when caring for mantids and I have also read of a few people keeping water containers in their housings with and absorbent spongelike substance in the bottom to prevent drowning. However I received a reply that said mantids...

Hello everyone! I'm extremely excited to finally have become a member as I have been on this site almost non-stop for the last couple of days. I go to school in SE Wisconsin and as I was walking down the sidewalk the other day I spotted this little one looking lost...I took a picture of it...