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  1. Jay

    Stagmomantis limbata (?)

    I am so sorry about the wings. I wish you the very best with her!
  2. Jay

    Stagmomantis limbata (?)

    Hmm... In all my years of living in Arizona and seeing S. limbata many times I never have never seen a female that was not green. And Arizona (especially the Tucson area) tends to be incredibly dry! Not to disagree with anyone and not to say that other morphs cannot exist, but just saying...
  3. Jay

    Wild caught pantry moths?

    Thought I would add my 2 cents on this conversation. For the time it takes for meal moths to breed, for the potential problems they can cause and for the amount of nourishment they provide a mantis I would just prefer to raise d. Hydei. That being said, when I find moths like these, I am happy...
  4. Jay

    Davedood

    Of all the individuals that I have purchased mantids from, Dave has been – by far – one of the most helpful and understanding. Although a major mishap occurred during transport, Dave was more than willing to work with me to resolve it. Packing was fabulous, service was great and he was always...
  5. Jay

    Breeding enclosure?

    Hmmm. Sounds like you have everything you need. Plenty of ventilation is often important for adults. Making sure the female refuses additional food before attempting mate helps to keep males alive - as well as the hiding places and additional branches, as Rick mentioned. So both males are at...
  6. Jay

    Hello all

    Welcome Benjamin. Where are you located? I alternate between vegetable gardening and mantids. Life is such a miracle and it is very therapeutic for me to work with living things.
  7. Jay

    Stagmomantis limbata (?)

    Great find, Rbird! My thought is, once she is adult and calling, take her back to the area you found her (at night) in some kind of net cage and wait for a male to appear.
  8. Jay

    My new pets - Dead leaf (Deroplatys lobata)

    Sorry to hear that too, Thomas. I've never had luck with crickets, except the wild-caught ones. But sometimes I get desperate and crickets are easy. Hope your other mantids are doing well.
  9. Jay

    The restricted diet thread:

    Hi there and thanks for the question. I'll tell you what I understand, mainly based on my experience. You can read in other places in the forum concerning the effects of feeding amounts and temperatures affecting lifespan. If you feed a mantis a lot and keep your mantid at a higher temperature...
  10. Jay

    My first nymph raised to adulthood

    Congrats! Did the wings turn out good in the end? It is amazing the difference in abdomen shape between Stagmomantis males and females. The females are so stocky!
  11. Jay

    Friend thought he saw a huge chinese mantis

    Ha! Do you ever ask people how the fish grew so fast? :D
  12. Jay

    Miomantis Binotata / African Pinstripe Mantis Laying An Ooth

    Very nice!!! Just out of curiosity - how aggressive is this variety (what is the percentage of males would be left if all the siblings from an ooth were kept contained together till L4)? -Jay
  13. Jay

    Idolomantis diabolica

    Wow - it is amazing how big (and beautiful) the idols are!
  14. Jay

    An optical experiment with a P. wahlbergii mantis ...

    Wow - that's great. I would have to say the 3rd is my favorite. The color of those flowers suits the model quite well.
  15. Jay

    Calling females

    Here's one: I'll let you know if I find one of a mantis. :D
  16. Jay

    Sally's mantis thread start 05/13

    Wow - congratulations!!! One hatch is like a little army, isn't it? :D
  17. Jay

    Rhombo' and 'Chaeta logs

    I love the video! That Cheata is really working for its meal!
  18. Jay

    Phyllocrania paradoxa (Ghost mantis)

    Wow. Those are really nice pics. Thanks for sharing. I'll have to get myself a decent camera one day!
  19. Jay

    Comment by 'Jay' in media 'IMG 2914'

    Nice pic!
  20. Jay

    Hi From Peru, new in this forum

    Hi there Enrique, Welcome to the forum! No good advise to share, but happy to have you.
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