These are large and friendly, they love to be held and are a great example of how friendly and smart mantids are as pets. One of my favorites, smart and love humans as companions. Can a praying mantis hurt you? Clearly, these insects are voracious predators, but can a prayingRead More →

My newborn/juvenile mantid is not doing well or has died. … In our experience, it’s almost always because the mantis was not given enough food. If your mantis is just hatched or still very young, you need to put lots and lots of the flightless fruit flies into its enclosureRead More →