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My daughter found this for me last night, maybe you've seen it: http://www.kulfoto.com/animals-pictures/18157/white-mantis-holding-two-flies

Anyone know where the Phyllocrania paradoxa that are in culture in the US are originally from? I see they range over much of Africa, but where do ours come from? When they were brought into culture and who brought them in? Or have they been imported several times over the years and it's...

I keyed the above out to Stagmomantis floridensis using this key: http://www.entnemdept.ufl.edu/choate/mantid_key2_03.pdf but I'm not terribly sure, hopefully someone knows these fairly well and can confirm the ID. She is about 5.0 cm long (I'm used to just measuring dead insects though), and...

I'd like to pick your brains of everyone and get your thoughts on what makes the best mantis pets and why. And have you noticed any changes in your breeding lineages over time? What are your ultimate goals in breeding mantids? I got to thinking about this as I'm wondering what direction I...

Hi everybody, well, I've been largely lurking on this forum reading up on all the great info. I was hoping to start slowly, I have 6 Phyllocrania paradoxa nymphs and 5 Creobroter pictipennis nymphs. I think they are the one-two punch of commonly raised mantids and I can see why, they are...

Hopefully you guys aren't too jaded to hear a beginners story... So I got my first two mantids, two ghosts, Phyllocrania paradoxa, from Rebecca as part of a starter kit. Everything arrived in great shape, both looked very healthy. The housefly pupae hadn't eclosed yet but I had some...

Hi everybody, My name is Rob and I'm from South Florida. I have two teenage daughters and I'm trying to get us all into raising mantids. I've ordered a few "starter kits" from the internet and the "keeping aliens" book. I want to be sure to have good info so we get off to a good start. I've...