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My little brother caught this guy in their garden. I was just curious what species it is.

Not that anybody cares, but I'm back with a few stories/questions. Unfortunately my time in Houston was cut short, and it put my mantis hobby on hold. I'll try to keep this short, as I'm sure no one wants to read my rambling. Good News: All of my L2/L3 mantids made it to adulthood. I also...

Ghost Mantis ♀ Hierodula M.

For the past few days, my Hierodula ??? has been munching on anything and everything. In-fact, just yesterday, she chewed on a giant house fly. It wasn't that long ago that she molted into an L4. Earlier today, I noticed her acting kinda strange. I didn't think anything of it, and since she ate...

Stupid Question: I recently purchased a "Chinese Giant Mantis" and was under the impression that it was a Hierodula multispina. However after her last molt, she has a lot of red in her "arm pits" and under-side of her thorax. This makes her look more like the pictures of a Hierodula majuscula...

I was having a bad day yesterday, and decided to relax with my Ghosties. My daughter hadn't finished all of her banana and I didn't want it to go to waste. I was curious if they would be interested in any fruits, so I sliced off a piece and set it my hand. All three rushed in and start nibbling...

Yo, My name is Jinx. I'm a Linux Administrator and a proud new "owner" of 4 mantids. I have always had an obsession for this insect, and used to collect NatGeo magazines, books and pamphlets on them. My grandmother never allowed me to keep them though. Years go past and I have a 2 year old...