Budwing Mantid

Furryscaly : you really know your stuff
and thanks for the info.
I could of sworn that when I was a kid in school they were called mantis...but then again since I was in school growing up a lot of things were called by different names, things have changed for example all of the dinosaurs genus names were different then what they are now lol
Cant keep up haha
Or we learn more all the time! Or I just have a horrible memory! lol

Actually most places still refer to the green ones as a praying mantis.
And in my area another common names for them is "devil's horse".

Thats really nifty looking.
I'm really interested in an Orchid Mantis, but not sure if I'll ever get one.
Are they hard to keep?
Congrats on the new addition!

That is pretty cool. i had what i always reffered to as a Praying mantis as a kid, i kept him a month then released him (or her?) It was cool while i had him.

Originally Posted by thead11

Thats really nifty looking.
I'm really interested in an Orchid Mantis, but not sure if I'll ever get one.
Are they hard to keep?
Congrats on the new addition!

I love the orchid mantids too. I haven't had any luck finding too many right now, but their not hard to keep. They need about the same temps as most mantids, flying food, and a high humidity while young (75-90%).