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  1. MandellaMandy123

    ISO L3+ nymphs/adults

    Hey guys! Long time no see. I wanted to buy a couple of older (L3+ nymphs/adults as my roommate and I have a wild caught right now but I miss having some exotics. There’s not a lot of for sale posts right now, if you’re selling right now shoot me a message! :) I don’t care species that much as...
  2. MandellaMandy123

    ISO Nymphs

    Hey all! I’m looking to get some nymphs right now and I noticed the forum seemed kinda sparse in the for sale ad department. Wondering if anyone has any younger exotics available right now? Not super particular about species, just preferably ones that are not super pricey or challenging to care...
  3. MandellaMandy123

    Looking for Olderish Orchid Mantid(s)

    Hi, I’m going to be giving a presentation on orchid mantises at UC Davis, and I would like one or two live mantises to photograph for my PowerPoint slides and to bring to the presentation for my audience to see. (And obviously then I will take good care of them) I’m thinking they would probably...
  4. MandellaMandy123

    WTB Creos, Wahlis, S. Pretiosa, or other exotics

    Hi, I posted this last night but forgot I didn't have my location. Now I do. :) So I've been away from the hobby for a while but I'm looking to get som nymphs my preferred species are creobroter, psuedocreobotra, s. Pretiosa, popa Spurca, or b. Mendica, but if you have any other species let...
  5. MandellaMandy123

    Hey there everyone!

    Hi again! So a lot of you may not remember me - it looks like there are a lot of new names here - but I am still alive! :lol: I've been really busy with school so I haven't had much time for photography and my last mantis Aliki passed away of old age about a month ago. I hope to get more...
  6. MandellaMandy123

    Phoebe is an adult!

    A few days ago, my ghost mantis Phoebe molted to adulthood. Although I've been keeping wild caughts for many years, she is my first ever adult exotic mantis. Enjoy! ~Wolfie
  7. MandellaMandy123

    Warning to all dog owners!

    I just got my dog back from the vet hospital after she ate an entire box of holiday Belgium chocolates last night while no one was looking. Luckily she's okay now, but it was close (not to mention the huge vet bill and the fact that I'm now sick from staying up until 4 AM at the vet...) It's...
  8. MandellaMandy123

    Baby Ghosts are Growing Up!

    Four of my ghosties (Phoebe, Melanie, Maoilseachlainn, and Maeleachlainn) are already L5! It seems like it was just yesterday that they were L2's! Phoebe: Melanie: Maoilseachlainn: Maeleachlainn: ~Wolfie
  9. MandellaMandy123

    Tobacco Hornworm

    Hi everyone! So lately my mom has been noticing that some of her underripe tomatoes were partially eaten. We thought it was a squirrel and so we put some netting on the plants. Well, today I discovered that is was not a squirrel but in fact a tobacco hornworm. So I've decided that I'm going...
  10. MandellaMandy123

    My Current Mantids

    Hi everyone! :) Here are some photos of the two mantids I currently have. I caught Arrow a few days ago and I just caught Thistle today. They are both male Stagmomantis limbata nymphs. Arrow: And here is a photo of Thistle, who likes to move around a lot and is hard to photograph...
  11. MandellaMandy123

    Happy Easter!

    Happy Easter to my fellow Mantidforumers from Wolfie and the gang!
  12. MandellaMandy123

    M. religiosa ooth hatching!

    One of Ailise and Lucas's ooths is hatching! Three nymphs so far, but it's huge so I'm expecting more. The third isn't even all the way out yet. So exciting! Here are the parents: So excited! I hope they make it :) ~Wolfie
  13. MandellaMandy123

    Millipede care?

    Hi everyone! I recently caught a millipede while I was out walking the dog, and I decided to bring it home. I've found millipedes in the past, but I've never kept them long. This one is smaller than the ones I normally catch, but looks the same otherwise, so I think it's probably a juvenile...
  14. MandellaMandy123

    How long until L1 molts?

    Hi everyone, My S. limbata ooth hatched on February 22, so the first instar (L1) nymphs are almost three weeks old but have not molted. Is that normal? Thanks, Wolfie
  15. MandellaMandy123

    L1 on the screen

    I was bored right now, so I grabbed the camera and took a picture of one of the S. limbata nymphs (Deirdre's), which was wandering around on the screen: It didn't turn out very well because I had the 18-55 lens on the camera (and it is so not for macro), so I put on my macro lens and took...
  16. MandellaMandy123

    February Photos

    I took some photos of my current mantids yesterday and today. Caitriona and Ailbhe don't pose for the camera very well, but that's the breaks I guess... Deirdre always holds still in the exact position I want her in. :) The first four are Deirdre, the next two are Ailbhe, and the last two...
  17. MandellaMandy123

    Spinach for Crickets

    Hi everyone, I was feeding my crickets kale, but now that it's no longer available, I was wondering if the crickets will eat fresh spinach? Also, if I wanted to freeze some of the spinach and then defrost it, could they eat that? Thanks, ~Wolfie :)
  18. MandellaMandy123

    Deirdre the Escape Artist!

    So the other day I put Deirdre, my adult female S. limbata, in a container with a very small hole, and a half hour later what do I find? Sneaky little mantis.... But later I forgave her and let her have some apple.
  19. MandellaMandy123

    My Current Mantids

    Hi everyone! I thought I'd share some photos of the mantids I currently own. They're all wild caught :) Here's Ailbhe (pronounced ALL-vah), my female Iris oratoria: Here's Caitriona (pronounced Kuh-TREE-uh-na), another female Iris oratoria: Here's Moira, another Iris oratoria, hiding...
  20. MandellaMandy123

    My Last Male Just Got Eaten

    I put my last male S. limbata, Buddy, in my female Deirdre's container. Deirdre has already laid two fertile oothecae, and I was hoping she would lay a third. Well, the male locked his antennas on her and started approaching. I thought, OK, good. Then suddenly he grabbed her and tried to...
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