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I don't recall seeing a green Violin pic posted here lately, so I figured I'd share one of mine. I hope the color sticks through her final molt!

I've got a crappy little camera but still wanted to share some of my recent activity. Oxyopsis gracilis He took a very flat approach during his first introductions! What are you lookin' at?! Red light district success! He was introduced to multiple females several times over the course...

What are your top 3 species that you've kept in 2011? Of course, we dig all of our mantids but here's your chance to highlight a few different species. Please keep your answers strictly to species you've owned this year and if you're inclined, briefly tell us why it made your list. Mine: 3...

Watching this clip made me grin and I figured some of you might enjoy it too.

I've contacted several breeders and enthusiasts that own this species to no avail. Do you have an adult or sub-adult male Oxy? I have 6 adult females and I'd love to produce some fertile ooths! If you're in the U.S. and have an adult or sub-adult male oxy, please send me a PM via this board...

Deinacrida heteracantha. Posted at http://www.telegraph...11.html?image=1 Wow, it's munching down on that carrot! And a 7 inch wingspan!? Awesome. *Edited to add the species name: Deinacrida heteracantha.

Greetings friends! First, please accept my apologies for my crappy point-and-shoot camera ("POS" is accurate), but I didn't want to let my lack of gear prevent me from sharing my mantids with my favorite online community. At the bottom of his post is a link to some photos that I recently...

Hi gang, I'll be in San Diego next week for business and plan to spend some time looking for mantids. Even though it's very late in the season, I figured there's still a chance -- unlike my home here in the Seattle area. I know several of you are in SoCal and am hoping to get pointers on...

This morning greeted me with a treat. As I yawned and squinted my sleep riddled, crusty eyes at my popa spurca nymphs, I was shocked to see a mantis clinging to the side of the container that was significantly larger than I remembered. As the cobwebs of sleep faded, I noticed a near perfectly...

Did you know that warm tidings are heading your way via the Seattle area 'net? I'll bet most of you outside of the frequently-cloudy pacific northwest (USA) have recently experienced much higher temperatures, so perhaps sending "cool tidings" would be more appropriate? So. This is the spot...