WendigoBlue
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Hi,
I figured I'd make an introduction thread. I have kept a couple species off and on for a couple years. I got a Chinese mantis as a gift and I absolutely loved her! I ended up with a bunch of Miomantis paykullii, never bred them (I wasn't prepared for babies), but ended up with ooths.. I checked a bunch of sources and emailed the seller to find out if they could be fertile and heard they weren't, so it was a surprise when I ended up with three little babies. I didn't get anymore mantids for a while, but now I have 6 Hierodula membranacea (sub adult to L4, 3 males and 3 females). I do end up frequently finding wild males of several species, but coincidentally I've never found a female. I do have two Mantis religiosa ooths coming though! I'm excited to get another species to keep along with my giant asians. These pictures were from my first time playing around with a macro lens, so pay no attention to the quality!
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I figured I'd make an introduction thread. I have kept a couple species off and on for a couple years. I got a Chinese mantis as a gift and I absolutely loved her! I ended up with a bunch of Miomantis paykullii, never bred them (I wasn't prepared for babies), but ended up with ooths.. I checked a bunch of sources and emailed the seller to find out if they could be fertile and heard they weren't, so it was a surprise when I ended up with three little babies. I didn't get anymore mantids for a while, but now I have 6 Hierodula membranacea (sub adult to L4, 3 males and 3 females). I do end up frequently finding wild males of several species, but coincidentally I've never found a female. I do have two Mantis religiosa ooths coming though! I'm excited to get another species to keep along with my giant asians. These pictures were from my first time playing around with a macro lens, so pay no attention to the quality!
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