How Many Mantids Have You Had?

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I have had:

one wild T. Sinensis

Popa spurca

H. Majuscula

P. Affinis

Idolomantis

I have:

4 P. Affinis

7 H. Majuscula

2 P. Paradoxa ootheca

I like my bologna sandwich fried. Yum!
Nice! I pretty much want every mantid you've owned. Have Tenodera Sinensis, already, though. Three of them reached stage L1 so far.

 
Present: Hierodula multispina (4), Stagmomantis carolina (3 + oothecae),Thesprotia graminis (approx. 15 + oothecae)

Past: Bred; H. multispina, Creobroter pictipennis, S. carolina. Not bred; Tenodera sinensis, Brunneria borealis, Gonatista grisea.

I don't like to have too many at once because I need time and space for the other pets. ;)
I don't like having too many mantids either because I want the mantids I have to get a lot of attention which is easier when you have fewer.

 
Watching people up their post count by posting multiple posts within minutes of each other, even though no one has posted between the current post and the previous post is both annoying and amusing at the same time. ;)

I currently own 3 ghost mantids, these are my first three mantids (other than a few native species I had when I was a kid, but I have no clue what species they were, so I don't count them). 2 just molted from what I believe to be L3 to L4 after 2 weeks in my care. Fascinating, and easy to care for, animals they are. Thanks to Mime454 for a beautiful trio!

 
I have had parasphendale agrigonia, creobroter pictipennis, pseudocreobotra wahlberghii, phyllocrania paradoxa, rhombodera, miomantis paykullii, hierodula majuscula, sphodromantis sp., hymenopus coronatus, tenodera aridifolia, mantis religiosa, sphodromantis viridis, and rhombodera stallii.

 
Several thousand plus 1 :tt2: , with the quick bats. But it help's that I wear the old English D as a norm...

 
Watching people up their post count by posting multiple posts within minutes of each other, even though no one has posted between the current post and the previous post is both annoying and amusing at the same time. ;)

I currently own 3 ghost mantids, these are my first three mantids (other than a few native species I had when I was a kid, but I have no clue what species they were, so I don't count them). 2 just molted from what I believe to be L3 to L4 after 2 weeks in my care. Fascinating, and easy to care for, animals they are. Thanks to Mime454 for a beautiful trio!
Nice! I've purchased 2 Phyllocrania Paradoxa (this is the correct terminology for "ghost mantid") as well, should be getting them either this week of the next. Also have 4 Tenodera Sinensis. 2 molted into L3s, one molted into an L2, and the other is going to soon molt into L3.

 
I have had parasphendale agrigonia, creobroter pictipennis, pseudocreobotra wahlberghii, phyllocrania paradoxa, rhombodera, miomantis paykullii, hierodula majuscula, sphodromantis sp., hymenopus coronatus, tenodera aridifolia, mantis religiosa, sphodromantis viridis, and rhombodera stallii.
Nice list! :)

 
Nice! I've purchased 2 Phyllocrania Paradoxa (this is the correct terminology for "ghost mantid") as well, should be getting them either this week of the next. Also have 4 Tenodera Sinensis. 2 molted into L3s, one molted into an L2, and the other is going to soon molt into L3.
I am well aware of the scientific name of the inverts I am keeping, but thanks for the lesson in terminology. :rolleyes:

 

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