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Only a week or so into the adult molt. :unsure:

Hey all, My chinese mantid recently passed on. Her demeanor changed from night to day by violently attacking everything and anything, especially movement. I only feed her wild caught insects and I "believe" it was pestiside on a recent feeding. I finally put her out of her misery after I saw...

Thanks! I just happened to buy it from Radio Shack awhile back, it also has a pair of tweezers on it, and it seemed to fit "perfectly" on the end. I could probably velcro or tape it on there for more mobility. I've been looking at the Canon Vixia HF200 and would probably get this with the +10...

Thanks for watching! Yeah, manually holding up a 4x magnifying glass. Maybe one day soon I'll swing for a nice digital macro camcorder. = ) Currently using an aiptek hd 1080p.

Adult female Chinese Mantid devouring a grasshopper. Notice the size of the mandibles on the grasshopper and how the mantid clamped them shut. The mantid then began eating around the mandibles then was victorious at eating them up at the end. = ) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hgf0Nk6GHo8

True, true. :) I can ensure you it's dead though, it ate everything in it's shell like a human would eat a clam... lol. Need to clean out the enclosure in a bit. Uploading another video of the mantid chowing down on a giant grasshopper with HUGE mandibles....good stuff. :D

LOL! Ok, I agree with the consensus. It's a one dead beetle. :lol:

My adult female Chinese mantid eating a wild caught beetle. The beetle was found at night attracted to the back deck light. Any idea on the species of beetle? At first the mantid was confused about eating it then found a nice juicy part to begin devouring. :D Also notice the holes in the...

Awesome!

Great photo man! I agree, the Chinese Mantid has always been my favorite. :D

Awesome! B)

LOL! Yeah, I couldn't stop laughing when I saw it on video for the first time. :lol:

Wow! Thank you for the detailed explanation, that is amazing. :blink:

Wow....check out 1 minute of this video......INSANE what he is doing with his eyes. Has anyone seen this before? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaDWKlQbPX8 MantisJunky

Very cool, thanks! BTW, which species has the more "aggressive" forearms? As in, which one is more of a bad a** capturing prey? :lol: Is there a difference in the size of the forearms and spikes between these species? Also, which one is more aggressive?

What's the largest mantid that you raise and sell? Would the Chinese or Giant African take the cake? :rolleyes:

Thats too bad about their legs, but atleast you are learning the process, do you think they will be corrected after their next molt? My Chinese mantid is now about 2 inches long and I'm 90% sure it is male. I currently keep him in a jar that is roughly 3x his length tall and 2.5x wide, and I...

Sweet bro! I have never actually raised one to adult, and plan on doing it this time, since the wild caught one was about an inch and a half when found. Years back I raised several from the ooth to about 3rd or so instar, and it was difficult being the first time. Anywho, I read somewhere...

Okie, let us know Rick! :)

Both sort of. :rolleyes: I'm not ready to buy now, because I am raising a Chinese mantid already, but I wanted to scope out who would have them available in the future.