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Hi all, I had another reply from another entomologist. Hopefully this helps someone at some point :( "This is often a sign of stress and that flower mantises in general suffer from a sort of anxiety and that they generally don't handle captivity well. Chewing off her own arms is a...

Thank you for all your advice! Unfortunately, she only lasted a day. Was not interested in food, water or honey even. At least she didn't suffer further. Bless her little soul :(  and again thank you for your advice. Btw I had a reply from the Amateur Entomologists' Society, in case anyone...

Thank you and I'm sorry this has happened to your mantis too. How did your mantis fare after the incident? This pic was from a couple of days ago when she was healthy. These are from today: The black shoulder is where she has chewed up to on this arm and the other one she has chewed up to...

Hi there, I'm witnessing my mantis chewing her arms off and it is really disturbing. She is my very first and only so far, a beautiful flower mantis that has grown to full size. I'm desperately trying to figure out what caused this and have a lot of questions. I don't think it was hunger, as...

Hello everyone! I have been fascinated by mantises for years. I am an artist and would love to do an art project with one as the subject. Would anyone, who lives in London, be interested in their mantis taking part in my art project? I am willing to visit you at your home and I think it would...