mantis

He got soooo excited for this new food option this morning. :D We let the mantis be in our small cricket keeper for a few days with food so he could "cleanse" his system lol. Right when we put the mantis in Morpheus' enclosure, he displayed some beautiful greens and blues. Cannot wait to...

I little while ago I bought a mantis ooth, it hasn't hatched yet but I have some questions... Is it safe to feed them? I have 3 month veiled and want more variety than crickets and silks. When they hatch I heard they are about 1/4"-1/2" and this would be when I feed them off. I know they...

just screwin around with the handheld celestron again http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAW8ObF3keU

Some pics I took today of a cricket being eaten by my mantis :D

Tired of watching veileds grow week by week? YES? I figured. Check out these mantids eating some silk worms. Today I thought 'hmmmmm my mantis are probably hungry....' So I dropped a silkworm into the cup with my smaller mantis. It took a second and then POUNCE! I was impressed and...

Towards the end of May, I spotted a female mantis in my garden. I watched her for a while, and to my surprise she laid an ootheca right in front of me. I should have taken some pics of her then, but I'm pretty sure she was a Common Green African Mantis (Sphodromantis gastrica). I have a...

My chameleon catching a Wahlbergii mantis.