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Thanks for the comments. Yeah unfortunately he did not make it through the night. Oh well, live and let die. I keep telling myself that they are just bugs and that they aren't all going to make, but they are just so cool! Braeburn you will be missed. (leaves to go get a giant green asian at...

So I got home from work today and everything seemed fine, except for my Budwing has not eaten all day. He molted two days ago. Later this night he was just hanging from his twig with his head resting on the ground seeming very weak. All of the sudden he just fell off and was lying on the bottom...

sorry to ruin your day... :euro:

If you are loving RDR you should check out Fallout 3, it is a first person shooter so the view is a little different but it is the same open sand box world with hundreds of hours of things to do. Also, it has a VATS targeting system that is kind of similar to RDR. Very awesome.

thanks! I made a full one but when I put it in here it does not display well. Try copying and pasting this into a word doc and it should look pretty sweet!    :         :    :  ^  :     ()_^_()        \  /  \ \            ^   \           /  \   \{{{           {    \.....[[[[[[[[...

Hey All, So I have seen a lot of posts regarding people out mantis hunting in the wild. I am a newbie and I live in Arizona, I was hoping to get some advice on where I should be looking to find these elusive wild mantids (I know they are really not that hard to find). This thread can also be...

Noted. On that note, and this may belong somewhere else but what about Cat Food? I saw a post somewhere about nymphs eating that stuff? : : : ^ : ()_^_() \ / \ \ ^ \ / \ \{{{ { \.....[[[[[[[[ {

So the Egyptian is named Gala, and the Budwing is named Braeburn. I named them after apples. Don't ask why, but they seem ok with it! There will be more pics as they grow up! Thanks HibiscuSmile I love my Mantids!!!

So I got a few mystery mantids with my purchase @ mantisplace and I think they are finally big enough to ID. Can you help me out?

nice antennae

I like the same ad campaign but the commercial where it is the "dog catcher" who is catching peoples low credit scores.

So here is another newbie question, I apologize if it has been asked many times, but I DID try searching for it. How much should my nymphs be eating everyday. I have them on fruit flys right now and they have just molted (I think they might be L3?). Should I be giving them like 10 at a time? I...

one last thing... should I mist him right after he molted? and I think my other mystery mantis is getting ready to molt. help!!!

Also, the molt only took about half an hour once he got settled. Is this typical for all molts or will they take longer when they are older?

Hey Everybody, Good news! My mystery black mantis just molted at home for the first time. I don't really know if this means he is a l2 or l3 or if he would have molted before I got him. This was a great experience as I had lost my first nymph yesterday. What are some common problems that may...

yeah I think I will wait until they at least molt a few more times. dont want to get to attached yet.

Well I luckily the good people at mantisplace use express delivery so the package was over-nighted and delivered about 10 am. That is why I was so surprised because she seemed fine yesterday, ate a bunch of FF's and seemed ok in the morning. Oh well, live and let live.

yeah, just got home, definitely no longer with us. Is this something that is just part of raising insects? I feel sorry for the little bugger but maybe when you hatch along with your 50 brothers and sisters not everyone is going to make it. RIP Flower Mantis, I never even learned your name...

So I got up this morning, fed and misted the nymphs and left for work. About half an hour ago my girlfriend called and said that my Flower Nymph was lying on the bottom of her enclosure and was not looking like she was moving. I am hoping that she is just playing dead and is waiting for an...

Hi Everybody, I just got my Mantids (is it Mantid when its plural, it just feels better on the tongue) in the mail today. Side note: Big thanks to HibiscuSmile, I had no idea that she would be including BONUS MANTIDS!!! So anyway, I was wondering if you name your Mantids and if so, what are...