Hi, from the okanagan in Canada!

[Extrememantid]

Hey guys!

My name is Cole and I have been very interested in mantids for a few years! I live in a place called kelowna and we have 3 species of mantid... The European mantis, Chinese mantis and a species of ground mantis. Last year I caught 7 European males in one night, but no females, I have found a special technique that I can share if wanted! I hope to get to know all of you better!

-Cole

 

[hibiscusmile]

Hello, if you got something special spill it or I come over, haha! welcome!

 

[sueb4653]

welcome

 

[Extrememantid]

Hello, if you got something special spill it or I come over, haha! welcome!

Hey Rebecca, we were talking over emailing lately, remember?

Ok... Hunt for mantis the same way as moths, go out at midnight- 2am and look at highly populated moth arias and near lights, make sure it not the city but little sub-urb complexes are good (neighborhoods).

 

[Extrememantid]

welcome

Thanks, could you send me a pic of your unknown? Maybe I could take a lucky guess, lol

 

[stacy]

welcome have any pics of the ground mantis?

 

[Extrememantid]

welcome have any pics of the ground mantis?

No, I don't own one, I just know their our only native species!

 

[Sneaky123]

Male mantids are attracted to light. Lucky you that you have so many different species in one area! I have stagmomantis limbata in my neighborhood.

Welcome to the forum!

 

[hibiscusmile]

2 am, I gotta be sleeping them, and of course I remember you, I sent you here to be with us!

 

[Extrememantid]

2 am, I gotta be sleeping them, and of course I remember you, I sent you here to be with us!

Yup you did!

 

[Extrememantid]

Male mantids are attracted to light. Lucky you that you have so many different species in one area! I have stagmomantis limbata in my neighborhood.

Welcome to the forum!

Oh, so I won't find any females that is awsome that you have S. Limbata in your area! So lucky!

 

[Mvalenz]

Welcome to the forum. I have been looking for mantids in my yard at no availe. Good luck to you.

 

[Extrememantid]

Welcome to the forum. I have been looking for mantids in my yard at no availe. Good luck to you.

Try at the middle of the night, try setting up a white bed sheet on the ground and a vertical white bed sheet and post a bright light and see what you find! I did this in Cali and literally had mantids swarming the thing! Sadly I couldn't take them home :'(

Thanks for the warm welcoming

Cole

 

[SilentDeviL]

Welcome another Mantis Lover Canadian.

 

[Extrememantid]

Welcome another Mantis Lover Canadian.

Thank you!

 

[hibiscusmile]

if my ooths hatch, remind me and I can send one there of the limbata

 

[Extrememantid]

if my ooths hatch, remind me and I can send one there of the limbata

To me?

 

[Extrememantid]

Ooooh, I forgot how much I liked limbata,I just searched up pics and remembered I used to be obsessed

 

[Extrememantid]

And my ground mantis is P. Minor