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Discomfort is part of most definitions of pain, example: "pain: physical suffering or discomfort caused by illness or injury." I can see where you're coming from but because invertebrates, especially 'bugs' are so much different from humans its very difficult for us to see completely how they...

I think that is a gray area, and I've seen it argued many ways especially when people define the word pain with emotional context. I think it is still up to debate and experiment whether they can feel pain/discomfort..

I appreciate your sympathy, I didn't want it to suffer. One of my friends said. "insects don't feel pain" which I found ridiculous, even if they don't, how do you propose to test such a hypothesis, better just to assume that they can suffer as well.

Thanks, this one kind of upset me, of my two Carolina's this one was my favorite.. I told my workmates (I keep them at work so my cats don't bother them) and they didn't understand why I froze it. I tried to explain but they were being obnoxious. Hopefully I can get my other one to adulthood.

I put it in the freezer last night, it isn't suffering anymore.

no offense intended

'doomed' is a powerful word... Anyway I think you're right, I managed to get some of the stuck molt off but it isn't standing, it's still in a hunched position and is just flailing. It ate a little of a fly I got for it but I don't see it making it to its next molt.. :(

So the little guy is still hanging from its old exoskeleton--its been about 18 hours since I hung it up. Is there any hope?

thanks for the quick replies! The mantis was almost completely out by the time I picked it up and taped it upside down. Hopefully it will be able to grab hold of something when its front legs get out. Its sibling molted just fine but was a little smarter and did it on screen rather than...

Yesterday I noticed my small carolina mantis hunched up in a molting position hanging from some fake grass type stuff in my enclosure, today when I looked for it I found it on the floor. Can mantis complete a molt from the floor? Is there anything I can do to hook it onto some screening in the...