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Looking for any adult beetle. Species not important but the beetle needs to be black with horns. I need it for a photo project. Please send me a PM or refer any link where I can purchase from reliable source.

I am looking to buy a handful of common roaches for a personal project. Nothing fancy. Just a commong American cockroach or German cockroach. Also wanting to buy any adult beetle with horns. Looking for a few species. Please respond with offer. Thanks!

I have 3 male adults, 1 female sub adult and a new female adult that just molted this morning. How soon should I attempt mating? A few days? a couple of weeks? Thanks, Chris

i was lucky enough to get some Idolomantis and Ghost mantids from yen before he retired. :D I really hope I can raise them to adulthood. I started with 4 idolomantis and 4 ghost mantis. Now I have 3 idolo and 2 ghosts. Here they are so far.

I got a pair of Orchids from the same hatch some time ago. I generally fed both the same amount and treated both the same. About 3 weeks ago, the male reached adulthood. At that point, I started over feeding the female knowing she had an extra stage compared to the male. I may have lost count...

What causes a mantis to go into threat pose? I've had two adult mantises so far (California and Perviuan) and I never see them go into a threat pose. Is there any way I can excite them into doing this?

I just bought some mantids from Yen Saw. He's the man! Here are some shots for now. More to come later as I shoot them. Texas Unicorn Mantis (L6) Closeup of his face Pseudoharpax Virescen Oxypilus Distinctus

Is there any particular time of the day an ooth would hatch? At night? in the mornings? or completely random?

Just wanted to share some pics, ask for some advice and give big props to Yen Saw for coming through with a smooth transaction! He even gave me a bonus mantis. :D I received a few C Modestas from Yen and don't want to eat. They're tiny and the msallest thing I have to offer them are some...

My Carolina (it might be a California) mantis molted while I was on vacation. It looks like it has wings now but it hasn't tried to fly yet. He used to have a nice brown markings but he looks really pale since he molted. Anyawy, I fed him some flies today and I was able to get a shot while he...

Just fooling around with one of my pics. Is anyone else besides Wuwu from Southern California? I want to photograph more mantids.

I set him under a fig tree where all the flies were feeding on the rotting figs. My mantis ate about 5 flies in 20 minutes. During all of that, I found a wasp and inured it with a stick. I later put the wasp with my mantis in the tank. My mantis must of been full because it only ate the head...

I had the pleasure of meeting Wuwu today. He brought over some mantids and leaf bugs. Here are some samples from our photosession.

I'm a photographer by trade and I am fascinated by insects. I just started getting into macro photography and I think mantises make beautiful subjects. I'm here to learn about mantises and meet local people (Southern California) who might be willing to loan/sell/donate/trade mantises for...

A friend found it in his garden. Southern California. Thanks, Chris