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This forum is full of talented folks with all kinds of cool interests and hobbies besides mantis. I thought I'd share a couple of my most recent mantis inspired paintings. All of my artwork is improvised with very little reference. Mostly from imagination. Both of these are 11x14 acrylics on...

I'm looking for L2/L3 Ghost mantis nymphs. I'm located in Vancouver, WA. Please PM with price. Thank you. 

I have been super busy with life stuff but I got a chance to relax before spring begins. I wanted to share some images as well as thanks to CosbyArt for sending me some s.carolina oothecae. This was one of my girls that made it to adulthood. (Crazy how small they are compared to my T.Sinensis...

Today I found a wild insect nest on a fence. It looked pretty beat-up and has a greenish tint. I cut the nest open thinking I wouldn't find anything and saw a few eggs and partially developed insect. I then quickly sewed it back up and took a couple photos.I think it is an S. Carolina (due to...

Please contact me if you have any Stagmomantis carolina ootheca(e) for sale.  I'm located in Vancouver, WA. USA

I've found lots of inspiration from this dude and I wanted to share it with you guys. John Muir Laws is an illustrator with wonderfully descriptive videos in regards to drawing not only insects but birds, plants, fungi, etc. I'm currently working on his "Homework" assignment in which you draw at...

Yesterday I woke up to a freshly hatched Chinese ooth. Before that hatched i've been collecting and learning a lot about fruit flies. I found this cool video that shows each developmental stage. I figured I'd share. :)

Hello everyone, I live in WA state USA and I have a question regarding native species in my area. I know the T. sinensis are non-native and I do not plan on releasing them into the wild. I have read that the S. Carolina species is one of the native species to the USA. Are these type normally...

This forum has been an amazing resource. The experience and information you guys share makes me feel like this go around will go great. I live in WA state USA and while living here I've seen a few mantis in the wild (T. sinensis). I grew up in Cali and every spring I'd look forward to buying...