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lol.. they are kinda cute. There is about 6 of them in the container now. Rick i'm going to leave them in there and let the mantids have at them if I get any.

I have been looking at them since i took the pics and believe you are right. The 2 that have hatched out of the ooth are walking around and have not attempted to fly. Are flies taking over an ooth common? You can actually see the 2 spots where they came from the ooth. Now i'm really not...

I posted in my introduction to the forum a few weeks ago a pic of an ooth I found here locally in the Houston Tx area. Tonight I found 2 nymphs or something had emerged from the ooth and were walking around the container. These are the size of a sugar ant and already have wings. I believe the...

Just found the first 2 babies crawling around the container the ooth was set up in!!! I had no idea they would be so small. Not much bigger than a sugar ant. I don't even think i can get a pic with my macro lens. lol. I think fruit flies might be to big for these guys. I still think they...

I have no idea if there is an ooth season or not. :) I found it on Sunday. One of the sticks molted today. At firt glance I thought I had a dead mantid. lol

Thanks everybody! Sorry LEEANN. All the years I've known you I didnt realize you spelled it that way for some reason and you are more than welcome to borrow the book when i get it. As for the ooth, it is in a container nice and warm. :) Chris

I'm in Houston Texas. Thanks.

Thanks for the reply. I've looked at a few ooth pics and think it is a carolina ooth. They are pretty common around here. Chris

Ive been interested in mantids for a long time but never kept them until now. Leanne got some mantids and encouraged me to try some. I've got 4 african stick mantids. I'm really enjoying them. I also ordered the mantid book Keeping Aliens. I've also found tons of good info here browsing the...

I'm also enjoying the stick mantids. Thanks Leanne. I've got them all set up in their individual homes. Chris