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Ghosts got here this morning! All are fine. Two green females and three brown guys. They are so cool! Giving them a quiet day with a little misting, since they are probably a little tired from traveling. Another two of the Violins have molted from L3-L4- amazing to see how much bigger they are...

Thank you for the feeding tip. Yes, thought the BB were a little big for the L3-L4 Violins, but oddly the two or three that have been in the net cage disappeared quickly. They didn't die, so assume they were eaten. I also just got some new house fly pupae, and put some in as well. I'll watch to...

Thank you for the tips - have been reading a lot in the posts about culture, and did not (yet) know that hatchling mortality was this high. So, will keep up culture as I have been doing, expect some more loss and mismolts, and hopefully come up with a few to raise to adults. For me, it is learn...

It was fascinating to watch - only caught the end. The L4 is so much bigger and stands out in the herd. Think more molts are coming. Do the freshly molted nymphs eat their old skins? It disappeared in a few hours.

Thanks, Denise I love Tucson-been coming here since 1971, and knew it was the place I wanted to retire. Been here a year, and it couldn't be better. My house is pretty small, and the second bedroom is now a mantis-poison dart from room, but please come and visit. It is a wonderful place. Will...

P.S. The ones I would rear will pupate and come out in a couple of weeks. Easy to care for.

Can't wait to get my Ghosta ad start taking pics! Denise, your photo album is wonderful, and really liked the Creo female and ooth. LAME, your comment is also part of my plan. I have reared butterflies and moths for years, and there are some species I might be able to breed and send you guys...

Nice pics, and like all of them. The Creo female and the ooth are fascinating- neat mantis and wonderful ooth!

P.S. dMina, left you a post about your orchids, and hope you might try them as houseplants. Not difficult, and would be fun to see them rebloom (also give you a great photo background for your orchid girls.

Wow, dmina, the pics of your Ghosts are wonderful! That Nymbit and Cypris are not typical, and have a bit of greenish and LAME's light mottled patterns is very exciting. The green girls are right off the scale. :-) Love the green form, and having mixed color nymphs would be great. I hope both of...

Thank you for the advice- it is appreciated. I just got the ootheca from a seller as a gift with an order, and do not know if it was cooled in a fridge before I received it.

Got an ooth of this species, and it has been hatching slowly (over about a week). Had about 60 nymphs, and many have died so far. About 20 left. Have been keeping groups of them in 32oz vented containers (that I use for ff cultures), with netting to let them crawl up to the top, which they seem...

That's really good to hear- I am a newbie, and knowing there is a strong and supportive mantid community is a great feeling. Especially since I will have a whole lot of questions as I start to learn. Larger mantids also have my attention as well - my first ones are a herd of 6 Indian Violins...

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Sure has me curious. Be great if you could fund out. Is that Rebecca from Mantis.place? Just ordered two green and three brown Ghosts from her, plus a bunch of feeders. Be interesting to see who's who gender wise. She seems very nice. Your mixed color male is pretty awesome. Their offspring...

Still a great pic, wonderful coloring! Would love to see the next photo. Thanks for sharing this. What color were the parents?

Great pics! Beautiful female! I had to look closely at the first pic to find the mantid. Oh, and BTW - the orchid looks like it might be a Phaleonopsis (Moth Orchid). They make great houseplants and are not hard to keep. Check the internet for care sheets or similar. Had a couple for several...

Congratulations - great looking female. Your video is really good, and is extremely well done - pleasure to watch!

Sorry, thanks to you both.

Yes, thank you, think I got it. And from my Genetics class many years ago in college, think that recessive genes are not necessarily expressed in the F1 generation, or even F2 or beyond. Guess that means I need to feel grateful for any green female Ghosts that show up!