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That's pretty awesome looking

Yeah, sure. I've had a few other mantids before and they liked to hang upside down a lot too. But this one seems to only hang upside down when in his terrarium. I've yet to see him leave the top of his terrarium even once, except for when I've let him out to roam free in the house. He likes...

Also, why does he only hang upside down? I got a bunch of tall sticks that branch off for him to climb on and around in his terrarium, but all he does is hang from the top of his terrarium.

Whats a religiosa? Is that the European Mantis I have, or something else? Are you a fan of the chinese mantis? I gotta say, my old Mantis was way more friendly than the one I have now, but I'm sure he'll warm up to me after a few more days. I just caught him yesterday.

Thanks for the super fast reply. Now I can read up on em more. On a scale of 1-10 (10 being best, 1 being worst), where would you place the European Mantis as for keeping as a pet and friendlyness towards people compared to other mantid species? Just curious as these are the only type I've ever...

Wow. Thanks everyone for making me feel so welcome. I do still feel bad about Anne, but I've learned from my mistakes. Thats all any of us can really ever do. It's so cool seeing all these other people who like mantids. I wish I knew about this large online mantis community beforehand. I thought...

So, if you read my introduction thread you'll know that (so far) all the mantids I've ever seen in person have been from one area. I'm from Napa, CA and work in American Canyon, CA. I've found them all at or near my work. I've kept a few as pets and am just wondering what type they are. They...

I don't see many mantis around, but when I do, they're always climbing up the walls of guildings hanging near lights to catch the moths and whatnot that fly towards them.

Hi. My name is Casey and I'm a big fan of these little (and sometimes big) bugs. I'm from Napa, California. I worked graveyard shift for about two years (just stopped a few months ago) and that is how I grew to love the Mantis. I was working as a Security Guard at the time, patrolling the...