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Welcome! My name is Randall, too. As for starting late, 24 is not so bad. I began grad school at 35 and am only now finishing up my Ph.D. (in historical linguistics) at 44.

OK, Plucky is back to eating now. I noticed yesterday morning that she was moving around her cage more, in a different position every few hours, and I thought that might mean she was looking for food. When I dropped a waxworm in her cage, she went after it with her customary enthusiasm and...

(I didn't see the Introduce Yourself forum until after I had already posted a question. Please excuse the faux pas...) My wife and I live in Los Angeles and are new to keeping mantids. We got three Giant Asians and a Budwing a couple of months ago. One of the Asians died unfortunately, but...

I am a little new to this, so pardon me if I display some ignorance here. We have a Budwing mantis, that we got a couple of months ago, not sure of the exact age. Her wings showed up with the most recent molt. They are not full-size so I assume it is a female -- unless it is a male and the...