L5 (orig. L4) Miomantis caffra ❤
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Prayingmantisqueen
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Awww they are so cute. I am glad you were able to get some!
MantisGirl13
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Beautiful mantids! I am So glad you were able to get them!
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hysteresis
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I'm falling deep. 
Trying to close a deal for R. megaera and H. venosa.
Trying to close a deal for R. megaera and H. venosa.
MantisGirl13
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Cool! I hope you can get them!I'm falling deep.
Trying to close a deal for R. megaera and H. venosa.
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hysteresis
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@MantisGirl13
Me too. A dude from a FB Mantis group.
We came close before, and had even paid via PP but the 2nd hurricane of the season rolled into the Southeast and he just refunded me my money knowing from his experience with the 1st hurricane, that it'd be a while before he could ship.
I was SUPER bummed.
Fingers crossed. He says he's shipped to Canada lots. 100% success rate.
Me too. A dude from a FB Mantis group.
We came close before, and had even paid via PP but the 2nd hurricane of the season rolled into the Southeast and he just refunded me my money knowing from his experience with the 1st hurricane, that it'd be a while before he could ship.
I was SUPER bummed.
Fingers crossed. He says he's shipped to Canada lots. 100% success rate.
Mantis Lady
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Don't forget the normal fat flies, those can escape.I HATE FRUIIT FLIES. THAT IS ALL.
and my mantids like them so much. But my hubby not if he sees a fly flying in my home.
hysteresis
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The hydei culture I have produces rather small ff. This is how big the caffra nymphs are... maybe they need larger prey.
MantisGirl13
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It looks pretty well-fed to me! Definitely larger prey next molt tho...
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hysteresis
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I'm so afraid to disturb them, as I figure they have a molt coming sooner than later. This is my first time keeping nymph mantids.
Thanks for pointing that out. Full bellies are good.
I have "1/4 pinhead crickets" to feed them as well. They're kept clean both at the store I got the pins from, as well as at our place. Maybe I'll offer them pins this weekend. They've only been fed hydei so far.
Are Black Soldier Flies okay for mantids?
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Mantis Lady
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This little guy has a nice full belly. That is what I like to see with my mantidsThe hydei culture I have produces rather small ff. This is how big the caffra nymphs are... maybe they need larger prey.
Aristalochia
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BSF are good to feed mantids, the nice part being they dont fly very fast so escapes arent as much of a problem as other flying flies. Plus I havent seen any other large fly's for sale in Canada yet. wax moths are another option here for flying insects, some say they shouldnt be a staple due to being high in fat
hysteresis
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@Aristalochia I'd like the comment but it seems i'm all out of reactions for the day! That's good BSF info. Do folks keep pupae in the fridge?
I have 2X R. megaera and 2X H. venosa coming next week so i'll need a bigger fly like that.
Maybe i'll feed them a guinea pig if I get in a bind.
I have 2X R. megaera and 2X H. venosa coming next week so i'll need a bigger fly like that.
Maybe i'll feed them a guinea pig if I get in a bind.
Aristalochia
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Wow, lucky you. You can pop em in the fridge, if you want to keep em from hatching too fast. The larvae are fine to use too.
hysteresis
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Let's hope they come across okay. 
hysteresis
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Three little Mios with full bellies.
The fourth (Nymph #2, the littlest) wasn't really eating. Flat belly.
He fell off his perch last night and is still laying feet up.
So, now there are three little Mios.
And it goes like that sometimes I guess, which is why I got several.
The fourth (Nymph #2, the littlest) wasn't really eating. Flat belly.
He fell off his perch last night and is still laying feet up.
So, now there are three little Mios.
And it goes like that sometimes I guess, which is why I got several.
MantisGirl13
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I am sorry that you lost oneThree little Mios with full bellies.
The fourth (Nymph #2, the littlest) wasn't really eating. Flat belly.
He fell off his perch last night and is still laying feet up.
So, now there are three little Mios.
And it goes like that sometimes I guess, which is why I got several.
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hysteresis
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hysteresis
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These guys are doing well, I think.
They're really loitering at the top a lot, and splay themselves flat often. Not always though. Sometimes they hang quite low from theid. I wonder if thats characteristic of Mio nymphs?
Do mantid species perch in characteristic ways?
Oh... This journey...
They're really loitering at the top a lot, and splay themselves flat often. Not always though. Sometimes they hang quite low from theid. I wonder if thats characteristic of Mio nymphs?
Do mantid species perch in characteristic ways?
Oh... This journey...
Aristalochia
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I havent noticed that with binotata or paykulli but these caffra, they all do that. I havent had the others do the stretched out thing so much.
