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Quote: I was surprised to see this old thread get brought back to the front lol! that's a good question, one I can't answer for sure. I'd ask on here, they're quick to reply and are the true experts! http://mantidforum.net/forums/

Mantises only live for a year, which sucks. He's a male and when he's adult he will have large enough wings to fly pretty well, unlike the females of this species. So when he's an adult I'll ahve to be careful when I take him out, but he's pretty content climbing over my hands for now. It was...

Heck yes $30 for this little beauty! He eats small crickets. And I named him Spike the Destroyer of Worlds.

Here's a couple more pics, and one of it on my finger so you can see how small it is!

Quote: This was the first time I've seen one in real life too. Asian Giants and budwings go for about $10 around here, but this Orchid was $30.

Thanks guys! They need very little room, just a small plastic container. She/He'll eat a couple small crickets very couple of days. Just got to make sure their container is at least 3 times as tall as them so that they can shed their skin easily, and keep it misted. That's about it!

I went to the fantastic East Bay Vivarium yesterday to look around. I was told they wouldn't even have any mantids until Spring. Well I was looking in the Tarantula rack and what do I see half hidden behind the T's? Could that be a teensy tiny little orchid mantis? the most beautiful mantid of...