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lol you are funny =P

its killing me that i cant get rid of that spammer! i keep thinking i can delete the posts like on dwarfpuffers.com

I asked the breeder about longevity, by the way - my mantis has about a year. Pretty good!

saw the smallest mantis i have ever seen outside a few minutes ago so i scooped him up which he was very curious lol and didnt try to get away too much. everytime he hopped off my hand i put it in front of him and he went back on lol. also put a picture for size comparison on the same part of my hand as one of the pics. a smaller 1 inch paperclip and a larger "jumbo" paperclip we use in the office. figured they would be the easiest thing to get the comparison.



and for size comparison:

Aw, that must be a brand-new hatchling!

when i find these at work i always want to bring them home. especially this little guy because i have since i was little always wanted to try to keep these. never did it though as i dont know enough about their care. i want to get one this small and watch it grow. its amazing that as a wild animal a lot of these are not so scared of us and will climb freely on you to explore

double post

At first I thought this thread was about mantis shrimps.

Great to see other people interested in the insect family. More than a deacde ago I used to breed a European mantids (Empusa fasciata and a Sphodromantis). Lately I saw that Idolomantis has found its way into the hobby. I have to confess I almost set up a number of adequate containers... maybe when another flat or house is afforadable...


EDIT: A picture of what I'm talking 'bout: http://gallery.photo.net/photo/5112097-md.jpg

corvus i was eyeing that one up on the website lilgreenpuffer linked i love how that one looks. i would probably only keep one that is native to around here as they are what i grew up always looking for on my ventures out for garter snakes or spiders/other bugs

Ack, those wide-armed mantises are pretty intimidating!!! If you don't have space for breeding, why don't you get just one as a pet? C'mon, you know you want it!

Nah, only breeding them is the real thing for me, especially since this species is not that common as pets.

i definitely want one, but i am in the process of rehoming my bearded dragon and selling my fish tank. i just feel bad to keep animals that i dont get to see very much of. i work 55-65 hours a week. mondays and tuesdays are my only nights off, sundays are my only full days off but i play mens softball(oxy-moron? lol) double headers every sunday starting at 9am and i stay at a friends house. so until i am not working as much and have more time on my hands i will not have any animals