I came home and found her at the bottom 😩😩😩

I mean I already knew the life span is short because when I found her , she had wings aka adult life but damn

You’ve left an imprint on me . I didn’t know how cool mantis were until I had you 😔

everyone say good job

I found this guy today. Super sad they died like this, probably stepped on by another highschooler. This is my first mantis pin, so I have a few questions. Should I stuff their abdomen due to the damage, and how do I repair the damage? Also, what species are they? Found in southeastern PA.

Are these guys big enough to eat other bugs than wingless fruit flies? What should I try?
I tried mini mealworms they seemed interested for a little bit but then didn’t
yes I know mealworms aren’t the best but I was trying something other than flies

Hi! I've had my L4/5 orchid mantis for 2 days now, her behaviour seems normal, however she has refused to eat yesterday and today. yesterday I just brushed it off as her not being hungry yet, but im concerned about her not wanting to eat today. I'm wondering why she refuses to eat at all. The temperature is at around 26C, the humidity is at 70%, she has plenty of space to hang and climb on, I've offered fruit flies, and the smallest locusts I could find. I tried putting her in a smaller container with a fruit fly first and then a locust just incase she was struggling to get to it, but still nothing. I tried to use tweezers to hold the prey in front of her but again nothing. She just ignores it and goes about her normal mantis activities.. what do I do?!!??!

I have to move my mantises, jumping spiders, and isopods to my mom’s house while an infestation is being taken care of at this house.
She pours clorox into the ac pipe every month and says it only smells like bleach immediately when she pours it. If she was able to hold off on doing that for two months (the longest amount of time i’m thinking this might take) would they be safe to stay over there?

Last time she poured it was last Sunday and I need to move my bugs by this weekend. She says the smell isn’t there anymore

Deroplatys Dessicata

i7

Female

3 people including me think presub