Female mantids eat the males head while mating. A smaller brain inside the males tale takes control and with no inhibitions, performs better, faster and can go for hours. v.redd.it/zhf2fvzokvb81
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πŸ‘€︎ u/Is_It_Beef
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Mantids also like to take advantage of the meals with wings that Sarracenia pitchers draw in. reddit.com/gallery/s3xmc2
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πŸ‘€︎ u/Firm_Record3778
πŸ“…︎ Jan 14 2022
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Some macro shots of my juvenile Ghost Mantids! reddit.com/gallery/s97k71
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πŸ‘€︎ u/iamkukuface
πŸ“…︎ Jan 21 2022
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Thank you, r/mantids. Goodbye my sweet Nachito
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πŸ‘€︎ u/busted_maracas
πŸ“…︎ Jan 11 2022
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New addition to my family of mantids! My first giant dead leaf, having a little clean :) v.redd.it/rrbosionu3b81
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πŸ‘€︎ u/prettypinkpretzel
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Simon Parkes: UK Politician Who Claims To Be Alien-Hybrid Speaks About Greys, Reptilians & Mantids

Simon Parkes: UK Politician Who Claims To Be Alien Hybrid Speaks About Greys, Reptilians & Mantids

Simon Parkes, a British politician from North Yorkshire who made some astounding statements over the last few years, he claims that he has been in contact with various extraterrestrial species since a very young age, even claiming to be a hybrid himself as well as fathering a child with a female ET.

This story broke in the UK across all major news outlets when he first spoke out, most of the media was about a politician speaking out about aliens rather than his actual story.

What are people's opinions on Simon Parkes?

Full-length interview in the link at the top.

Thought some of you may enjoy this.

Cheers

Mark

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πŸ‘€︎ u/donkey_junk
πŸ“…︎ Dec 28 2021
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Want to get my first mantid, Cardiff Wales UK

Hi All,

Long time lurker here that has just moved to Cardiff and is in a position to properly care for a mantid but am unsure as to what species to get and where the best place to get on is in this part of the world.

I'm hoping someone near me can save me hours of googling and let me know what a good starter species is, it's ideal setup, habitat, food source etc.

I will happily buy a thank you to anyone who can advise me as I don't want to kill some poor mantid due to my stupidity, nor support any dodgy/unethical sellers.

All the best,

A lonely student who wants a little creature to help motivate me.

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πŸ‘€︎ u/nitrochemist
πŸ“…︎ Jan 13 2022
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i'm 30 with no kids. therefore, here's more photos of my mantids (texas unicorn's first dubia!)
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πŸ‘€︎ u/holyshitbugs
πŸ“…︎ Jan 01 2022
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What non insect foods have your mantids sampled? And what were your findings?

I’ll start!

Chicken Not a big fan thought it would have been different

Ham Eddie now understands love and it isnt even for the hand that feeds him… its for the HAM that feeds him!

Honey/Honeycomb residue Yay after molt honey roach! Its the closest to birthday i can get dont you dare take it from me!

Broccoli Guard it with your life if you share a morsel

Pasta with salt Oops… but yeah it was ok, he wasn’t too against giving it up

Apple Pretty nice. He enjoyed this immensely

Fairy Floss Only got his hands on it because my hands had been on it. Say this is the most protest i have had about getting Ed off my hand

To sum yeah yeah bad owner blah blah. Hush! My Ed intends to live not just survive! But also these are all very spaced out and i have denied a lot of my food to be sampled. He understands that i am eating and against every instinct immediately thinks β€œgimme!”

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A newborn baby mantid perched atop my finger.
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πŸ‘€︎ u/rastroboy
πŸ“…︎ Jan 12 2022
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Mantids also like to take advantage of the meals with wings that Sarracenia pitchers draw in. reddit.com/gallery/s3xmc2
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πŸ‘€︎ u/Realme80
πŸ“…︎ Jan 15 2022
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Mantid I found outside my apartment. reddit.com/gallery/s9a8ir
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πŸ‘€︎ u/TheOnlyOne93
πŸ“…︎ Jan 21 2022
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can any mantids thrive in a 3 gallon vertical tank?

dimensions 11.75 IN x 8.5 IN x 8.75 IN

i am also somewhat of a beginner, so i cannot have a hard-to-care-for species

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πŸ‘€︎ u/TulipPerson
πŸ“…︎ Jan 03 2022
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There’s a little black thing at the tip of my mantid’s abdomen. Should I be concerned, or is this normal? reddit.com/gallery/s6kkzt
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First step for the next generation of cute baby-mantids reddit.com/gallery/s5kxj6
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πŸ‘€︎ u/Formicophile
πŸ“…︎ Jan 16 2022
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Orchid Mantids also using chemical mimicry?

https://bioone.org/journals/zoological-science/volume-31/issue-12/zs140126/Double-Trick-Visual-and-Chemical-Mimicry-by-the-Juvenile-Orchid/10.2108/zs140126.full

While I find this a very interesting read, I don't know how well this study is done and if true, why it's not talked about more.

Aggressive mimicry from Orchid Mantis is cited often whenever the species is talked about but it seems that this is the only study I managed to find out about them possibly also mimicking specific chemicals (hormone breathe?) to attract bees.

What are your thought on this?

While interesting to read, this being the only study I found on the matter makes me question the overall validity of it. Though I'll need to reread the whole thing again later.

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πŸ‘€︎ u/TiredCoffeeTime
πŸ“…︎ Jan 03 2022
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Female mantids eat the males head while mating. A smaller brain inside the males tale takes control and with no inhibitions, performs better, faster and can go for hours. v.redd.it/zhf2fvzokvb81
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πŸ‘€︎ u/uthpala1256
πŸ“…︎ Jan 15 2022
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Mantid Obsessed with TV

Hey guys, I know this is a silly post but is anyone else’s mantis obsessed with screens. I say TV in the caption but it’s more-so my computer screen. Any time I bring him out he just wants to chill out on my screen and if he is on my hand, he watches my monitor the most. Is there any explanation for this? He doesn’t strike at the screen at all. I just wanna make sure this isn’t doing anything negative to him.

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πŸ‘€︎ u/Lowly_Lynx
πŸ“…︎ Dec 08 2021
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Jesus, mantids are SO cute when they’re tiny! L2 Orchid.
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πŸ‘€︎ u/sarahwynnes
πŸ“…︎ Nov 24 2021
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Can I house Ghost Mantids from 2 separate Ooths?

I've tried searching this on Google but nothing comes up, I ask cause I did order a pair from a seller on eBay when they arrived, the seller packaged them so poorly that one of them got crushed by a lid coming lose which I'm devastated about, It was still barely alive too, I've tried contacting the seller for a partial refund or if he'd send another from the same ootheca but he keeps ignoring me which I'm sick of so bad review for him πŸ™„ So long story short, If I order another young ghost Mantis from a different ootheca/seller, would it get along with my current one as I've heard their species can live together or will they eat eachother cause they are from different ooths? πŸ€”

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πŸ‘€︎ u/SSJRosey
πŸ“…︎ Jan 04 2022
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Does anyone know what’s wrong with my mantids eyes? I’m very worried reddit.com/gallery/rbbskc
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πŸ‘€︎ u/bethdixon1
πŸ“…︎ Dec 07 2021
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Check our this mantid and vespids messing around! v.redd.it/k3a6gtmhpk181
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πŸ‘€︎ u/epic2198
πŸ“…︎ Nov 24 2021
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My baby mantids arnt eating

My baby mantids arnt eating. So two ootchas hatched like 5 or 6 days ago and they still wont eat. We tried some can o crickets(not freeze dried) we tried fruit flies too and they wont eat. I need help pls!!!. Ps we also tried raw hamburger

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πŸ‘€︎ u/ineedsomepussy
πŸ“…︎ Jan 11 2022
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This Indian Flower Mantis has got to be one of the most friendly and beautiful mantids I've kept. I've only had her for a month but I'm already in love. :)
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πŸ‘€︎ u/ViperaStellaris
πŸ“…︎ Dec 21 2021
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Female mantids eat the males head while mating. A smaller brain inside the males tale takes control and with no inhibitions, performs better, faster and can go for hours. v.redd.it/zhf2fvzokvb81
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πŸ‘€︎ u/SonOfMorning
πŸ“…︎ Jan 16 2022
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D'Vorah the devourer waxes a Wax worm ☬ #deroplatyslobata #dvorah #mantid v.redd.it/awas2bvwu9881
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Dinner time! My mantids are about a half inch long right now. The second one is double fisting. v.redd.it/fcrly010zk981
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D'vorah stylin' on em. #deroplatyslobata #deadleafmantis #prayingmantis #mantids #mortalkombat reddit.com/gallery/s06m5y
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Need help ID’ing this thirsty mantid v.redd.it/jyl0tqffq8z71
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πŸ‘€︎ u/oni_og
πŸ“…︎ Nov 12 2021
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ILPT: if you're astrally projecting envision yourself covered in a sock, that way if a octopus-demon-mantid tries to suck your energy out while you're browsing the alkabadadon libraries on exile-earth 21C all he gets is the sock.
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πŸ‘€︎ u/TornPoloroid
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Maybe not compelling, but a very entertaining read. Small greys, scary Tall Greys, mantids running it all behind the scene, etc. /r/HighStrangeness/commen…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/BananaTsunami
πŸ“…︎ Oct 17 2021
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California mantids (Stagmomantis californica) are all over the place in my sector! Pretty cool bugs.
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πŸ‘€︎ u/darkpyschicforce
πŸ“…︎ Oct 03 2021
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Just found this ootheca and was wondering if they have hatched or not, also curious on how easy it is to take care of some mantids with no previous experience
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πŸ‘€︎ u/beta_centuri
πŸ“…︎ Nov 17 2021
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ILPT: if you're astrally projecting envision yourself covered in a sock, that way if a octopus-demon-mantid tries to suck your energy out while you're browsing the alkabadadon libraries on exile-earth 21C all he gets is the sock. /r/IllegalLifeProTips/com…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/AutoCrosspostBot
πŸ“…︎ Nov 02 2021
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Showed my sister my mantids and she’s doing photo shoots with Linx now
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πŸ‘€︎ u/DingoldorfMcGee
πŸ“…︎ Dec 23 2021
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The Saint Helena earwig(Labidura herculeana) was a large earwig native to the island of Saint Helena that grew up to 3.3 inches long. It was wiped out by habitat loss(removal of stones for construction), as well as introduced mantids, rats, and centipedes.
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πŸ‘€︎ u/Channa_Argus1121
πŸ“…︎ Dec 08 2021
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Meet my new mantis, unlike the other ones I've had this mantid species is a stick mantis isn't she a beauty
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πŸ‘€︎ u/Megs230m
πŸ“…︎ Nov 24 2021
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Remote viewing contacting mantids?

Hello! Has anyone used remote viewing to initiate contact with mantids? Or other ET beings? I'm new to remote viewing and would love some insight. My dm is always open 😁

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πŸ‘€︎ u/jt121234
πŸ“…︎ Nov 01 2021
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are mantids intelligent?

earlier this summer, i saw a tiny little mantis crawling around the back deck. i watched her for awhile, didn't think anything of it. didn't see her again until about a month ago--now she's a big, fully grown mantis.

she hangs out in the same place every day, on the deck railing. every single day she's there, and she goes away in the evening. next morning, she's back. i've been going out there and hanging out next to her when i have my morning vape.

i call her Connie. Connie Mantis.

monday morning, i went out there like usual. Connie turned her head and looked at me, and she scuttled over and sat on my arm. she stayed there about 10 mins, then i scooched her off and went inside.

she's done this every morning since then O.o

i go out there and put my arm over the railing, Connie turns and looks, and she walks over and sits on my arm.

this morning i tried something different. i went about 10 feet away, and guess what? she walked over the entire railing and sat on my arm.

are some mantids intelligent? can they sense and remember smells, maybe? she seems to like me. is it possible that she somehow "recognizes" me, or my scent?

i'm kinda sad that she's gonna die when winter comes. is keeping a pet mantis hard?

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πŸ‘€︎ u/sharkpickles
πŸ“…︎ Oct 02 2021
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[Southern California] Can anyone ID this mantid species and tell me why she’s barely budged for a week? (More in text.)
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πŸ‘€︎ u/didyouwoof
πŸ“…︎ Nov 09 2021
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I think it might be my mantids time soon...

My H. Quinquepatellata girl is starting to lose grip in the feet,

is really weak, and refuses to eat.

She is now about 3 months after the ultimate molt.

Is there anything i can do for her before it is time to go?

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πŸ‘€︎ u/BestmusiCZ
πŸ“…︎ Dec 05 2021
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Can you over feed mantids?
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πŸ‘€︎ u/el_cousland
πŸ“…︎ Dec 10 2021
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In your opinion, which is better/more fun to keep, male or female mantids?

I've only had female mantids up until now when I found out my freshly molted Sp. Lineola was actually a male this whole time, I always thought female mantids were slightly funner to keep because they were bigger and couldn't fly, so it will be interesting to see how it would be to keep a male for once, what are your opinions on keeping males vs females?

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πŸ‘€︎ u/Dolantrom
πŸ“…︎ Dec 29 2021
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Mantids are just cats in disguise v.redd.it/4jdh3pls6ty71
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Do all mantids eat mothes?
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πŸ‘€︎ u/iisxmmyy
πŸ“…︎ Nov 21 2021
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