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I've had a few that went tan and then very dark, almost black, and they then hatched into moths - the moths were very dark grey so that might be why the pupae go black(?!?!) Good eating for my mantids!

Hi, no it's an Hierodula Majuscula (L3), I put a hi-def filter on the photo above, this is the original - still looks amazing though!

It's froglet season at the moment, so a couple of questions really, if they're not too big can you feed one to a mantis? is it safe? and how do people generally feel about using 'cute' creatures as feeders, my daughter has said that there is no way we can feed ours butterflies! (Moths are fine...

I had so much spare food that I didn't want to go to waste I thought I'd better get a couple more mantids! (That's how I explained it to my missus anyway  ;) ). The first pic is of my first giant Asian "Gandhi" stalking a cricket (still not 100% of exact type - H. membranacea, or grandis maybe...

Those pictures are amazing! What sort of camera setup do you use?

Hi, My giant Asian has molted for the second time in two weeks, all limbs where they should be,  it was quite a surprise! Is this normal? I thought it would be a while longer between molts.  She looks massive now and has just tackled her first 'big' food - a housefly that I caught - and tackled...

Hierodula Grandis (I think!) maybe Membranacea!?!?! :)  

New skin Old skin :)

I bought a new tank today, quite a small one (I've put a photo to show size, I've got some sterilised sticks drying out waiting to go in), my mantis is getting too big for the critter tub but still far too small for my other tank.  The new one seems ideal, it only cost 3 pounds, but the...

And she's out! All limbs present and correct! Huge sigh of relief ?

Cheers guys I'm glad I found this forum  :D

Just when in to check on my little green lady and freaked! I thought she was dead, hanging upside down completely still and her (previously plump) abdomen was flat, upon closer inspection I could see she is molting.  I feel nervous now! There are 3 fruit flies in with her and I can't get them...

It feels more stressful than having a new baby around! ? Thanks so much for the advice ??

That's great thanks, I've been putting one in at a time, so would it be best to put a few in and just keep an eye on her?

Hi, newbie question - how many and how often should I feed fruit flies to my young Hierodula nymph?

I could sit and watch her for hours!

I have just had my first handling experience! Wow! I opened her (his?) critter box yesterday and she hid inside and seemed really scared so I left it open for a while and then put the top back on and left her to it. I did the same today and she climbed right out but was not too sure of me at...

Hi,  I have just got my first mantis, hierodula grandis, it's about 3/4 inch long and still living in a critter box - I have a larger tub for it when it's bigger!  I live in Wakefield in Yorkshire (England), and am looking forward to increasing my knowledge about these fascinating creatures :)