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So I know I've been pretty inactive lately, but I haven't left the forum or anything. I've just been really busy lately and haven't really had time to post out here. :P

Need an adult female ghost to continue breeding. I'll pay in the range of $10 for one. PM me if you can help out. :)

Just wondering, what's your opinion on a good second exotic species? :P I figured since I've got ghost care down, I might get another exotic species. I'm thinking orchids or Idolos. Any suggestions? :P BTW sorry about my absence on the forum lately. I've been really busy with school...

Check out this monster ooth! Almost 3" long!!! One of my green females laid it sometime in December. She was real fat the night before and really skinny in the morning. She laid it in a kinda hidden area so I didn't see it right away but when I did I thought "Picture time!!!" The ooth's...

Anyone seen Bad Lip Reading on YouTube? These guys basically take videos of politicians and music videos and turn off the volume to figure out what it looks like they're saying, which ends up being something that makes NO sense at all. Then they record the new lines and put that sound into the...

Just bored so here's some planes named after bugs. F/A-18 Hornet Cessna A-37 Dragonfly Folland Fo.144 Gnat T.1 Edgley EA-7 Optica Also called the "Humbug" for its appearance and engine sound. Bumble Bee Custom Built World's Smallest Plane I'd get claustrophobia real fast...

I just had a small hatch overnight from one of my three Chinese ooths (Only 27 nymphs so far). I know most of the common stuff about nymph care, like warmth, humidity, feeding, etc. I'll be getting some fruit flies soon since they don't eat for a day or two after hatching. Anything else I...

This is an adult male Phyllium at the zoo. I think it might be a siccifolium, but I'm not entirely sure. Tony (Entomo-logic) said he doesn't know what species it is either, and I'd just like to know for sure. Just an iPod pic so it's not the best quality. He's about 2" or 2.5" long if that...

Checked on one of my adult female ghosts last night, and she's actually missing part of her right raptor. It's the part where the tarsus would be attached. I'm not sure if she lost it in a fall, got it stuck and dropped it, or just got into a short fight. My main concern is whether or not...

Need an adult male ghost, preferably molted about 2 weeks ago. Would like to breed my ghosts but need a male first. PM if you're willing to send me one. Looking for about $5-$10 range. Thanks.

A couple pics of my latest mantis matings. S. carolina The female mangled his wing a bit. The next day he seemed to have fixed it (That's what it looked like anyway), but the joint was pretty messed up. Then a few days later he randomly died after only about two or three weeks as an adult...

Here's some more ghost pics. They might not be as clear as they could have been, but they did NOT want to hold still. But you get the idea. These pics show how much their wings changed color in 7 days. Before After 1st Female to Molt 2nd Female to Molt So it's pretty easy to see the...

Okay, I'm a bit late, but here's some pictures of my first adult female ghost. She molted overnight somewhere between 10/4 and 10/5. Her wings are much greener than a week ago. More pics later. ;) Pretty face. :wub:

Went fishing yesterday and found this awesome E. simplicicollis dragonfly in the grass on the lake shore. It was about 3" long. Nice stripes! :tt1:

Does it count as inbreeding if you breed two mantids that came from two different oothecae but from the same female? Just wondering. :)

Here's some pics of the S. floridensis resin casting I won from Yen's "Guessing Ootheca Weight" contest. Top: Bottom: Size: Thanks Yen!

Here's some pics of a really pretty hummingbird clearwing that was hanging out on my mom's flowers on Sunday. I love the color combo. Instead of green and red, it's more yellowish with dark velvet red stripes. Purty! :tt1:

This is what happens when I let my sister feed my male T. sinensis... He gets ham. She also hand feeds live bugs, but sometimes she gets creative...

I tried to hold him a couple weeks ago, and he didn't think so. :P He's got a cool yellow spot right between his raptors. Very similar to a blue flash threat pose. Oh yeah, if you noticed the red drip in the top right corner of pic #2, this cage used to be a butterfly cage, and when they...

If you love planes and live in or near Lincoln, Nebraska, you might want to check this out: Lincoln Air Show I sure as heck want to go! Admission's free and it's at the Lincoln airport. Here's the link to the Offutt AFB air show website: Offutt Air Show This is also a free event and it's...