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I had about 700 pinheads that started from eggs the adult crix made before those adults became mantid food. Perhaps 500 of the pinheads have survived from that batch and are almost adults now. I've noticed a few problem crix every now and then. I dispose of the lame ones or those that look...

Not a lot of different species but very nice for IDing some of them, worth bookmarking for future reference. http://bobjensenphotography.com/-/bobjense...ery.asp?cat=349

Before they laid their 1st ooth's they ate more than the males, to be expected. It's been a couple of days now since they laid the ooth's and I'm not sure what the feeding schedule should be for a female Chinese mantid. I've given them several crickets and even some 1 1/2" grasshoppers w/i 1...

After big meals and several days indoors since I caught her, the female was placed on the floor and I introduced a male. They both stared at each other for ages, then he moved along her side but stayed a couple of inches away and behind her. After 30? min's he jumps on her, holds his front legs...

Hello, some quick backgnd info since it's my 1st post. In April I noticed several 1/2" mantids crawling on the vinyl siding of my garage. The siding is beige the mantids were green - obvious to even a blind man <grin>. I took a few pics and let them crawl onto my hand and then left them...