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Does anybody know what those little clear bumps are in the center of my Indian Flower Mantis's head? He's a Creobroter gemmatus, if that helps. Thanks! 

@crabbypatty Thanks! Looks like they're sold out for now, although that might not be a bad thing because I have so many right now anyway! Who do you know that sells them? I'll keep them in mind in case I decide to go ahead and get one now. Thanks!

Where'd you order it from? That's one species I've been wanting to get, but I can't ever seem to get my hands on one! 

For those who have kept orchids, how long does it typically take a newly hatched nymph to molt to L2? I've had my little nymph for a while, and I'm anticipating a molt any day now, but it's not showing any typical pre-molt symptoms. 

I've heard horror stories about mismolts, but I'd been lucky enough to not experience them with my first few mantids. However, I was up late studying the other night and just happened to peek into my Carolina mantis's enclosure and see her right in the middle of mismolting. Even though she had...

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Just molted again; she's getting greener every time! 

I do too! Part of why I went ahead and got an L1 was so that I could snap a few photos of that coloration before it molts away. 

I've been wanting to raise one of these for a while now, and I already love this little nymph. I know they're notoriously fragile, so here's hoping we make it to L2 and above! 

She's a C. gemmatus. Thanks! 

I found a mantid ooth yesterday, and put it in an enclosure for hatching. However, after a few hours, I noticed a couple of Torymidae wasps emerging. Have any of you dealt with these, and do you think there's any chance that there are still viable eggs in the ooth that will hatch nymphs? Thanks!