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Sorry it's been so long between posts- This mantis was found back in August and is still alive in captivity. In fact, she just laid her first ooth a couple days ago. From what I've read/understand though, the eggs are likely infertile since she hasn't been mated - Is this this case? I've...

I posted on the forum back in Aug after finding a Chinese Mantis on my porch. http://www.mantidforum.com/forum/viewtopic...&highlight= I'm in IL (Chi-Town 'burbs) - My other interests are nano-reefs (hence my screenname) - I keep a couple mini reefs, you can find me over on...

Here's a couple of pix from tonight - I'm probably going to hang onto it for a while - Not really knowing what to buy for it to eat, I bought a tin of mealworms Right now he's temporarily housed in a aquarium net quarantine thingy - Not permanent lodging mind you - It should suffice for a...

I guess I'll rear it the best I can for as long as I can - It'll give me time to research and find the best species for my skill level

If I maintained it, how long might I expect it to live (average) - Do captive bred mantis have a longer life expectancy than wild caught?

So am I to understand that my new mantis will only live a few months outside, due to frost (if I left him go) or inside the house (as Rick wrote) - I'm confused

I'm not a Illinois native - I'm a CA boy deep down, but consider myself a Southerner as alot of my time has been spent in TN/MS. I have also lived in MA, MI and MN

Well, then we're still practically neighbors!

Chicago suburbs; Naperville

My mantis (aquatic) is a Neogonodactylus wennerae which is a pretty common hitchhiker found when purchasing live rock. He's what they categorize as a "Smasher" type of mantis - As their name inplies, they use their front "arms" to club crabs, sails, etc. The other type of aquatic mantis is...

Thanks for the reply and welcome! I will make my way to the intro forum this evening - Is this mantis a pretty "hardy" individual and easy to keep for noobs? I will get (if I can) pics of it's underside to post later tonight as well- I think I read that you can sex them by counting segments...

Hi All- I'm a noob here to the forum - I came across a terrestrial mantis last night when I came home from work - He was there the other day and I shooed him off - Well last night, I decided to collect him as I knew that there was a group of people that maintained them as "pets". Until I...