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I've just bought 2 adult Euchomenella heteroptera, soes anyone have much info on them? I got them from Rob Byatt. Also i bought 6 L2 nymphs of Ambivia undata, mantis database comes up with nothing. All i know is that there from Thailand and take atleast 6 months to adult. They look quite abit...

So the British Tarantula Society show is this Sunday in Wednesbury, West Midlands. Is anyone here going to be going? I've not been to the BTS before...how does it compare to other shows? Which traders can we expect to be there? I might be going but i'm still undecided. Jackson

UV light obviously isn't essential for mantids, but has anyone heard of any scientific reports on the effects with UV on mantids. I'd like to know if its beneficial or affects the exoskeletan or growth rates. (Sorry, its a Slow day at work :P ) If not it might be a little experiment for me...

So my parents hate me having FFs in my room, the smell can be pretty bad i admit. so i was thinking about putting them in my garage. Now i know the temperature would slow the hatch rate right down but i was thinking about getting a polystyrene box with a heat mat in the bottom, fill the box up...

In your opinoin, what is the easiest or most forgiving ootheca to hatch?

Hey, I bought some mantids at the start of the month as Hierodula Sp. The breeder was 90% sure they were Membrecena, looking at them now it looks like i have 3 males and no females so i need a definate ID on them. These mantids look just like patifella but on the sides of the throat (like...

I have a pair of Leaf insects (Phylium siccofolium) and i cant find hardly any info on them, and i cant find a phasmid forum on the net to ask about them. So my questions are: Size, Temp, Humidity? How often should food be changed, how often (roughly) do they shed? How many would be suitable...

Happy Birthday buddy, hope you have a great day! Let us know if u get any good pressies :)

Hey all, I just got my tank sorted, its 2 foot wide x 12" high x 10" deep. Anyone got any suggestions for it? I dont really want to use it to hatch ooths. ANY suggestions are welcome.

Hey, Just thought i'd check. What sorta size should a H.Parviceps ooth be? Mine is about half the size of my H.Grandis ooth.

Just a thought...move this thread but only If Necessary... I mean its frustrating sometimes that i cant ask the size of an ooth or other questions....i know i can just PM/email the seller but i bet the seller would get annoyed answering the same Q's over and over. This isnt a stab at the forum...

Ok, so i've searched mutiple search engines, searched mantid forums and terratypica and i can still find no information or pictures on this speices. All i know is males = 15cm. females= 17cm which makes it the largest speicies of mantis in the world. And that they live somewhere in africa...

I have a collection of fossils for sale. My offer today is 3 x mixed 50gram fossils For Sale. Size: Between 25mm and 75 mm Fossils Availible : Full and Half Ammonite, Trilobite, Devils toenails and Molluscs. Ammonites are probably the species that comes into a persons mind when the think of...

Sir David Attenborough returns to BBC One screens this Wednesday with a new series revealing the miniature universe of invertebrates. Life in the Undergrowth is broadcast at 2100 GMT.

So heres the story so far. Yesterday i fed my Female H.Paviceps a large hopper and she ate all of that. This morning i fed my male a wax worm as he doesnt appear to be very agile so i wanted to make sure he ate. He had about half of that. I placed the female into one of these: I put a few...

ok so we're a few weeks down the line. And its mating season for my 2 H.parviceps. I Have never bred anything before so i just wanna check everything before i go ahead with it. -She was fed 2 adult crix 2 days ago, if she accepts no food today does that mean shes still full? -Should the male...

So last night i was driving along single track lanes to pick my girlfriend up from the train station. Single track roads are common where i live so i'm used to driving along them. It was at night,wet roads and muddy since the roads are used by tractors and stuff. So im going along happily...

So i have some nymphs that are on fruit flies at the moment, and i'm running low. I have some fruit flys that are pupating at the moment and have been like that for 2 days. How long before they hatch? How long do you think they can go without food? They are Taumantis Sigiana.

Newark Entomological Fair Sunday 11th December Grove Leisure Centre, London Road, Balderton, Newark Who is going to be going? Who has gone before? Whice traders will be going? Whats it like at this show? I know its early, but i missed going to AES and i'm looking forward to going to this...

Mine was a Miomantis Sp. (Egyptian mantis in the pet shop), i called him buddy and he lasted around 14 months in total :( So what was your first?