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[mantidsaresweet]

I found these mantids and was wondering what sp. they are, if they're males or females (I think they are males). Any help as to how to take of them would also be nice. Here are some pics of them. There are 3 diff mantids. I live in southern Ohio if you need my locatation. Each mantis is an inch to 2 inches long.

Here is the first one.

The second one

And the last one which is an adult

Thanks to all who can help,

Jake

 

[Rick]

Carolina mantis. The last one is an adult male and the top pics appear to be subadult males. Put in a container with a couple sticks and mist lightly every few days. Feed em flies and other small foods. They are easy to keep.

 

[The_Asa]

Latin name is Stagmomantis. I hate how they look as nymphs, but as adults, they're pretty cool.

 

[mantidsaresweet]

Thanks a ton. Now all I need are some females. Haha