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Here are some pics of the Stagmomantis Limbata nymphs. Some are taking their first meal of fruit flies. 

Perhaps this is old news, but I just discovered my S. Limbata was parthenogenic. A couple of years ago when I bred various types of mantids and was much more active on this forum, I recalled thinking that one of my S. Limbata females that I had hatched and raised til adulthood and never paired...

Hi everyone!  Haven't posted on here in a couple of years - I was working with snakes and some other life stuff.  Recently I found a nymph in my yard and keping her as a pet.  Definitely not thinking of getting into breeding anything again, but it sure is fun to have a neat mantis to look at! If...

Recently found a L2 nymph which is now L3.  I live in So. Cal and usually find only Stagmomantis limbata (Arizona Bordered Mantis) around here.  I used to keep and breed S. limbata - among other mantids.  Some 9 years ago I found S. californica on a coastal sage in the yard.  Based on some of...

Hi - taken a break from mantids, but i have returned with a couple of cool pets. Right now all i am keeping are 2 Arizona Bordered Mantis (stagmomantis Limbata) - L4 and L3 - both females.... nice ones! It is good to back in the hobby. Still have not seen the elusive s. Californica! I have...

Hey everyone.... i've been out of the mantis hobby for a bit... dealing with some life issues and divorce and other stuff. Anyways, recently i have been looking for the elusive S. Californica with no luck.... i did however find a nice pink/green camoflage subadult male s. Limbata and a green...

Here is a link to a couple of pics of European mantis predation: http://www.fieldherpforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=2613&sid=4f0ac431f4519a26b1947f40e4f6ea1d

Here is a link showing a giant 40' Desert Mantis! http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=12141105&hl=18

Last night i went herping for snakes in the mojave desert - i saw 2 sidewinders, 1 lyre snake and a western banded gecko --- i also saw what must be the creepiest bugs ever running around on the road --- Giant Desert Hairy Scorpions!!! I saw two of these guys - the were so large and fast -- i...

Lately i have been really interested in tricolors -- first my tricolor hognose false coral snake hatchlings - and most recently i have been looking for Lampropeltis zonata parvirubra - after some intense looking i found a yearling! Here he is:

I went field herping yesterday at a local small dam in the area with some desert - i was very excited to find a solifugid skittering along the desert floor. It has large red pedipalps in front and does not seem remotely interested in eating small crickets or ffs despite being visibly skinny...

I just bought a pair of tri color hog hatchlings - these are the coolest snakes i have ever had and i am very excited about keeping them and eventually breeding them. They are rear fanged and slightly venemous to toads too - also they have an excellent habit of shaking their tails like a...

I once kept many snakes but not for years - I am thinking i really want a couple of light-phase western hogs - anyone know a breeder near Los Angeles? Do you have any experience raising hogs? Thankx

Anyone have a smallish vinegaroon whip scorpion they would trade for a couple of Ghost ooths? Any other interesting offers for mantid ooths will be considered. Thanks :)

Hi everyone, well I have been taking a break from getting any new mantids on account of I am dealing with getting separated/divorced :( . Anyways, I am currently keeping Florida Larger Mantids, Arizona Bordered Mantids, and Ghost Mantids. I have 3 fertile Ghosts and already a couple of...

Here is a video I found online of a mantis actually attacking a hummingbird!!! http://www.break.com/index/praying-mantis-attacks-hummingbird.html

I made a couple of mel cultures the other day - so far lots of maggot action and many pupae but no flies yet. I just noticed what must be the largest fruitfly maggot in the history of the universe crawling around in there!!!!!! Very wierd!!! I did not let the culture mix (masa one) stand out...

My mels are running low since i have so many nymphs - i made a couple of great cultures with cardboard instead of coffe filters (man the cardboard works great) and they are full of maggots and pupae as of today - how long until the pupae hatch out so i can feed all my hungry nymphs?

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