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  1. -MK-

    Can anyone ID this species?

    I just found this video. The little guy appears to be missing a leg, but the coloring of this mantis is really cool. Can anyone tell the class what kind it is?
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    Sporting wing buds and looking colorful in the afternoon sun

    Check out the foreleg spikes in his shadow. It looks like he has a shiner on his left eye in this pic - I'm not sure what caused that in the photo.
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    Video: Mantis vs Florida Marlins

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    Which color will this one grow up to be?

    These are two different photos of the same mantis, both taken today. I don't remember having any two-tone ones like this last time. Is this common? I'm guessing this one will turn out green because of the green legs, but that's just based on looking at pics of other ones I've had. Which...
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    What determines which color a Chinese mantis will grow up to be?

    Does it depend on the parents, or is it random? I ended up with some solid green and some brown with green stripes last time, but they came from more than one ooth. However, I gave a single Chinese ooth to a friend and all of those mantids grew up to be brown with green stripes. Is one color...
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    A chance encounter brings me back to the Mantid Forum...

    It's cool to see that many of the old guard are still around, as well as many newer members. I hope you've all been well. A few weeks ago, I found what appeared to be an L1 Chinese nymph on the side of my house. I could barely believe my eyes, but I recognized the shape instantly. I managed...
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    What do Mantid Forum members drive?

    After that Toyota thread, I've got cars on the brain. And it got me thinking - what do other members drive, and are they "car people?" So whoever wants to talk about their rides (photos encouraged) please do so. Motorcycles of course are also welcome - any type of vehicle that you own and...
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    Very cool time-adjusted molting video

    This is the best visual example I've seen of how much bigger mantids get when they molt, because there is more than one nymph in the shot for comparison. I've already watched it like 3 times. :)
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    Most fearsome mantis species?

    I know that this is somewhat subjective. What got me thinking about it was Orin saying, "I kept Neobarrettia spinosa, an obligate predator, in the past and not even an adult Sphodromantis or Hierodula would stand a chance," in the katydid thread (link below)...
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    Bizarre mis-molt

    This is the most bizarre mis-molt I've seen in my short time raising mantids. This little guy belongs to my girlfriend. He can still walk around and catch crickets, but he obviously won't be doing any flying. So, can anyone here top this for weirdness? Maybe - but you know the rule of the...
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    How to provoke a threat pose?

    I know this is kind of a stupid question, but how do most of the people here get their threat pose photos? Are they just in the right place at the right time, or is there a gentle but effective technique? I have a large female Chinese who is very laid back and friendly, and also getting up...
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    Earlier today, I thought I had a dead mantis.

    Something very strange happened today. When I got up, I did the routine bug check only to find one of my adult Chinese females lying on her back, looking stone dead. I didn't even bother getting her out immediately because I was so sure that she was dead and that there was no way of bringing...
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    My first adult!

    I've finally got a big adult Chinese praying mantis! :D I got to watch almost the entire molt and it was fascinating - especially the way the wings develop into actual wings from little stumps. About said wings: once they've got them, how soon until they start using them? I've got all the...
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    Is your significant other also into mantids?

    If so, did you meet by way of something mantid-related, or did one of you get the other into the hobby? If not, does he/she think it's a bit odd to play with bugs? :)
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    Chinese nymph vs. spider web

    A while ago, I released a bunch of nymphs (mostly L2s and L3s) into the foliage in my back yard, and one landed smack in the middle of a spider web. Since there was no spider (possibly eaten by one the mantids I released earlier this summer :) ) I decided to just watch for a minute and see...
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    Computer Bug

    This isn't the typical high-quality, natural setting type of photo usually seen here, but the mantis and I got a kick out of it. This one loves to hang out on the computer screen - he'll just sit there for hours if I let him. He used to try to attack the mouse pointer when he was younger, but...
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    FlyCafe.net

    I was surprised not to see a thread about FlyCafe, so I'm starting one because their cultures produce loads of flies, (they sell melanogaster and hydei) can last for months, and it's about 5 bucks for a 32-ounce deli cup full with the ventilated lid, which can be used for other things once the...
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    Uri Geller bent my mantis!

    Seriously, this doesn't look right. Last night, I fed this Chinese L6 a fairly large cricket and went out for the evening as he was eating. When I came back home later, the cricket was completely devoured, and the mantis had an abdomen which didn't look right. If he stands right-side-up, it...
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    Molting: Hormones vs. Diet vs. Time?

    I realize that these three factors are related to one another. Let me give some info on my mantids' progress so far. When my Chinese ooths began to hatch, I'd already decided that I would take the first nine to molt to L2 and put them in individual cups, keeping the tenth cup vacant for...
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    Chinese L6 getting pretty big for cups

    My two biggest L5s just molted to L6, and they're pretty huge now. I think they'll be ok in the deli cups for one more molt, but they're going to need bigger houses after that. Is there something cheap and easy, like the 32 oz deli containers with pre-vented mesh lids from FlyCafe (10 for 6...
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