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This article appeared in the August 2012 newsletter http://www.ukmantisforums.co.uk/newsletters/Aug2012.pdf

1. Introduction
2. Breeding
3. Oothecae care
4. Nymph care
5. Feeding
6. Records
7. Images
8. Summary

1. Introduction
Scientific name: Acanthops sp*
IGM Number: IGM 151
Common names: South American Dead Leaf Mantis, Stealth mantis
Geographical range: This stock was imported from Venezuela, South America

* It is very difficult to distinguish species of Acanthops and this species is ...

In the September 2011 issue 5 of the UK Mantis Forum I wrote of my experiences of collecting and keeping the South American Hooded Mantis (Choeradodis rhombicollis). Although my knowledge of keeping this species at that time was very limited, I wanted to share as much information as I could in order to provide anyone with C. rhombicollis a basic level of information to help their mantids do well.


A captive bred adult female C. rhombicollis.

Since ...

This article appeared originally in the September 2011 issue of the forum newsletter http://www.ukmantisforums.co.uk/news...(2nd%20ed).zip

Parthenogenesis is the production of embryos without sexual reproduction (from the Greek, parthenos, virgin, genesis, origin). Now and again the possibility that parthenogensis has occurred in a mantis culture arises on ...

This article appeared in the December 2012 issue of the forum newsletter http://www.ukmantisforums.co.uk/news...s/NLIssue9.pdf

Eye damage: One common health problem raised on the forum is eye damage. A recent thread by bjskiddaw “Eye problem following moult” furthers our limited understanding of this problem by posting high quality images of the eye pre moult and post moult and of the shed skin.
Female Hierodula membranacea. Before the moult (left), the shed skin ...