Praying Mantis

[Mikaila31]

Early this spring we released a bunch of baby preying mantis. Yesterday we found this guy.

He's a adult male Chinese Praying mantis. We've named him Manty, he's very inteligent for a bug. He also loves peoples hair and will fly onto your head .

 

[callum_parsons]

that is a very cute bug.

 

[vancouver]

omg it's eating the head of a cricket.. nasty..

Are they native to your area? You said you released a bunch of baby ones.

 

[downsouth]

That first picture is outstanding!!! I just passed through Hudson on my way to Black River Falls in June, havent been up there in a while, I miss it. Here is a picture of a mantis found outside my door last summer here in Columbus, GA.

 

[Neal]

They are quite cool, and cute. Do they not bite?

Neal

 

[sammy86]

i LOVE these guys, we dont have them in this country - i feel like im missing out. xD

they remind me of stick insects, which i used to have (until the bred in their 1000's and all escaped it was nasty XD)

 

[Hobbit]

gotta love 'em i got one eating a frog over here, so i kept him. he's in a 2 gallon aquarium with various plants. =]

 

[demonmagus]

I really wanna buy a praying mantis, but all the online shops I've found are out of stock lol. I want a dead leaf mantis


lovely pic though

 

[vancouver]

Eating a frog.. wow.. scary.

I worked at a lfs for awhile and we got some tiny ones in.. they never ate and died after a week or 2.

 

[demonmagus]

was the food small enough for them?

 

[vancouver]

I donno.. they were being fed tiny crickets.. about 1/4 their size.

 

[DiscusKeeper403]

today me and my friend found 5 baby new born green iquanas that were in a lovley thorn bush with flowers and a spikey tree in the middle!(perfect hideaway for an iquana) we tried to catch one to keep but with no luck if i caught one i would send pics anywayz just those pics of that green made me think of him agian i feel sad...

 

[Qays]

wow, makes me want to use my spare 3.5g for a praying mantis!!!

Can you feed them dried shrimp?

 

[moray]

wow, makes me want to use my spare 3.5g for a praying mantis!!!

Can you feed them dried shrimp?

No - they need live food

lovely pics, seriously tempted to get a mantis - love them.

 

[OohFeeshy]

Stunning, I've been wanting a mantis for a while but now the temptation is too great Darn them, being easy to look after and not needing a huge tank and expensive equiptment.