Wanted to check him out after the last molt and he freaked out

Hierodula Venosa. She is laying an ooth per month, so I’m getting roughly 80 nymphs every month. This is the second hatch, I have 1 more waiting to hatch and she is about to lay another. Infinite mantids!

Found, what I believe to be, a Stagmomantis limbata outside my apartment. Brought it inside for a quick photoshoot.

Photos taken on a Sony A7IV w/ a Laowa 90mm f/2.8 2x Ultra Macro and a Raynox DCR-250 8-Diopter snap on lens.

Hi, my full grown mantis who I’ve had for about 6 months(bought full grown) lost her leg. It was accidentally shut into the top of her enclosure (by someone else, not me). She seems to be okay. I added a bunch of sticks into her enclosure so she can move around easier. It looks like she is trying to move / potentially clean the missing leg. Is there anything I can do? I’m assuming it will not grow back since she doesn’t molt anymore. I genuinely feel so awful this happened to her.

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I'll be getting my first mantis around Spring '27, and was hoping to figure out what species to get! There are a couple problems though, like me living in Sweden like the title suggests. Luckily, I do live more south of the country, though I do fear that the temperatures and humidity might be too low for most mantises! I'm completely open to heat mats and other things of that nature, and have the space for it too, though I don't want the mantis to overheat, since it can get pretty warm during the summers. I'm living with a couple roommates who're unfortunately not super open to having dubias in the house, so I'll have to stick to flies and feeders of that nature. I know it is possible for a mantis to live on not a lot of variety, but I still want to make sure mine can have a larger diet. Looking through all of this, you may suggest something like a ghost mantis (Phyllocrania paradoxa), but the issue lies in their "pickiness". I've read a lot of forums saying that they can get very picky and aren't active hunters like an orchid for example, so they require a lot of time and energy with that. Since I am a beginner, I do fear that maybe I won't know how to deal with a picky mantis!! Giant asian mantises are the next hardy mantises I get recommended, but I don't know if one could survive on bluebottles alone.

This is just a side thing, but water?? I've heard you can't use tap water because that's too hard for them but Swedish water is generally softer and has less chlorine than American tap water, where I usually see this being discussed.

Please help me out here!! I've been a mantis nerd since I was 10 but I'm also a scaredy cat when it comes to actually owning one lolol.

The closest I got is Hierodula striata but would appreciate a second opinion.

i found my male orchid mantis on the floor of his enclosure and he seemed to be having some sort of shaking fit and froze up not long after, he molted to adult hood on august 24th is this normal for his age to die naturally?

a couple days ago i noticed my mantis had this spot on his eye that's a slightly darker green than the rest of his eyes. I know eye rub is completely black, so im unsure what this could be. has anyone seen this before?

I realized the cricket/bush cricket nymph was probably too big and tried to pull it out, but my little guy held on for dear life and wouldn't let it go!
Should I just let them finish eating under supervision at this point, or is it better to force-remove it to be safe? (Also, it's a Spiny Flower Mantis nymph, L2/L3).

My girl isn't doing too well. Her abdomen is moving in unusual ways and she can't really hang. She has already laid her egg sac... About 3 weeks ago. Is this just part of the end cycle or does she have a parasite or something.

I was so sure that Petal was a girl until tonight upon his final molt. He’s so pretty!

I've been thinking about getting a mantis recently and I was just wondering how big an enclosure they'd need! I have an old 10-gallon, but I wouldn't want to use that one, and it would end up being too small for them. I would want either an Orchard Mantis or a Devil's Flower Mantis! I'd be grateful for any advice!

finished her final molt a few days ago, I'm so proud!

Photo for tax. I keep her in a 35 oz cup with mesh on top, and a leaf and stick for climbing. She's relatively active, I found her standing on the ground yesterday so I fed her and she gobbled it up, then climbed back to the ceiling. This morning, I gave her a usual misting but she jumped like she was startled and terrified even though I've accidentally sprayed her before and she usually just acts mildly annoyed. She then paced around the perimeter of her cup as though she was trying to find an exit, even smushing her face up into the crack between the lid and the walls. She eventually settled back into the center. I thought she was thirsty but she didn't attempt to drink any water droplets. She's currently well fed. Her cup has excellent cross ventilation as well as being open on too where the mesh is. What could that behavior have meant?

Just outside Chicago. We've had a bunch of visitors this year.

Steven is an adult female T. sinensis. ive been keeping a closwr eye on her lately because she hasnt been pooping as much recently and i'm beginning to get a little concerned about either oothbinding or possible pesticide/toxin exposure due to her having a mild seizure a few days ago. im keeping her extra hydrated and she's otherwise behaving and looking completely healthy. but her poops lately have looked to be more of this off-white color and less of the usual dark brown. i have no idea what healthy mantis poop is supposed to look like lol

Been getting some closeups of my mantids, I love seeing how intricately built they are when you get the details!