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Those pictures are just adorable.

Thanks for the responses everyone. I am going to conclude its some form of stretching because none of the mantis have died afterwards. I wish I could document the action on video but it happens randomly and too quickly.

I have noticed this in multiple mantis species but there doesn't seem to be any ill effects afterwards. The symptom is that the mantis tuck their heads down and their hands in then their antennas also point downward over the face. The scary part happens right after that. Their heads start to...

That is an amazing long ooth. She is one creative girl. lol @ legal notice, I think Nikko meant to get the Guiness Book people to confirm the size.

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Females do tend to jump a lot when they are thin. Even after laying an ooth they may get jumpy again. Fatten her up and she should calm down.

That is a fantastic photo.

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Assuming you wanted to place the open net enclosure on the lawn or backyard you will need to constantly watch it. Maybe it is possible to place the female in a smaller closed net enclosure which is put into a bigger open enclosure? You won't lose the female and if a male comes along he can cling...

I think so. When my female limbatas became adult I would periodically leave them outside on a guava tree. There were several instances I found them mating with males.

On Oct. 15th there was an episode of R. L. Stine The Haunting Hour called "Swarmin' Norman". A boy finds a praying mantis who is able to command other insects.  Here is a clip on Youtube

Just the smell can attract flies to land in the vicinity of an area. If there is a family of cats they can be defecating around the area which attracts flies.

She didn't want to make you worry tenoderaterror! Just wait till she becomes an adult with an increased appetite. You will wonder why they DON'T explode.

I have a similar problem. I have trouble with a shy or scared male and an aggressive female. I've had an experience where I would guide the male onto the female's back and he just kept on walking. The male mantis would step over the female's head while she's still eating then fly away. The...

Amazing pictures! That must've been an awesome experience.

My tap water is hard and stains so I use filtered water.

I was wondering if any of you were afraid of mantids before you started to raise them. I caught wild nymphs in my backyard and was too afraid to touch them for 2 molt phases (they are adults now). I never held an insect on purpose and most met the end of a fly swatter when I encountered them. I...

Nice pictures Nikkko! Those antennas look cool but also heavy. I plan to raise a Brunneria borealis some time in the future.

Maybe its the way I raised my mantids but my adult female refuse to do the threat pose. I try to scare her with objects but they just take a quick swipe at it. I totally agree with Ismart that males are wussies. They fly away with any chance they can get.

I have noticed that all the male mantids changed color depending on their surrounding after a molt. From different shades of green, brown and even yellow. The females however refuse to change color. I really want a blue mantis...