Salut à toutes et à tous!

[Eva-01]

My name is Jaimie, I recently moved to the USA. I had several species of mantises when I was in France. These were Wondering Violin mantises, Giant Indian mantises, our local mantises and my last discovery with those funny Orchid mantises. I'm a member of Fanatic Mantis, a very nice French website dedicated to our favorite arthropodes.

I miss the presence of those mantises since I had to stop my culture months prior my departure , I had also no chance on finding some mantises around my place yet (European or Giant Chinese mantises).

Right now I'm looking for big size type of mantises that do well with the ambient (house) temperature and humidity such as the Hierodula Grandis or Membanacea or Majuscula.

 

[LAME]

Welcome to the forum!

A giant lover eh?

 

[Sticky]

Welcome from Maine!

 

[Eva-01]

Thank you! It is hard to not love those creatures really. The bigger the better. I wish there were mantises sized like a dog... But herbivorous.

(You have a hello from Indiana.)

 

[CosbyArt]

Hello Jamie and welcome to the forum from another Indiana member

In my area in southern Indiana there are Chinese (Tenodera sinensis) and Carolina (Stagmomantis carolina) mantids in various areas, but never together - I found plenty of Chinese mantids today.

 

[dmina]

 

[Eva-01]

Lucky you Cosby! I live in a rural place and was looking for them with no succes yet. I don't think there are any Carolina mantises in this part of the state. Hope I will have my chance to find some of these guys this year. I really miss them.

Thank you Dmina.

 

[CosbyArt]

Lucky you Cosby! I live in a rural place and was looking for them with no succes yet. I don't think there are any Carolina mantises in this part of the state. Hope I will have my chance to find some of these guys this year. I really miss them.

Thank you Dmina.

Check in the field/lot areas with grass about waist high, that is in the sunlight. I just use a stick and push the grass around a bit and they go on the move, and are easy to spot then. Best of luck find some, if your interested in some Chinese mantids (Tenodera sinensis) send me a PM, I have several I could share.

 

[Eva-01]

Thank you for the tips but I use this very technique you say on sunny prairie environnement. Actually I ordered 5 nymphs of Tenodera today but thank you for your offer.

We are working on our area to be more friendly to local mantises, ponds with different type of high grass. I just hope the succes will be there the next year and not at the expense of the dragonflies that fly around if possible, I love those guys too.