USA Mantis
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(December 25th, 2009)
Merry Christmas!! Feel like just minutes ago when the last post went up. Another Christmas and
another New Year, and in just few more days it will be another birthday for me. Due to the
holiday I finally get a breather to spend more time in preserving mantis, pairing up mantis, and
updating the site too. Today I am going to have a brief discussion on a species collected from
China. Leptomantella tonkinae ...... read more
(December 26th, 2009)
A day after Christmas, time for me to get out there and take advantage of the after Christmas sale. This year I have spotted couple of
items related to my insect hobby, a Christmas tree bag which I will use it to keep all the light trap setup and also some cotton used as
snow decorating under the Christmas tree which i would use for stuffing up the shipping box. Well, lets not go too far on the shopping
and today I would like to introduce another species, Sinomantis denticulata...... read more
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(December 28th, 2009)
Today I received many birthday wishes, since it is close to Christmas and New Year, friends
usually send me a "3-in-1" wishing card. Merry Christmas, Happy birthday, and Happy New
Year. Ha! ....... read more
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(Jan 1st, 2010)
Happy New Year!!! Welcome to the new decade. For the new year, I would like to introduce yet another species...... read more
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(Jan 12th, 2010)
Last Saturday there was this annual Texas A&M Insect Open House...... read more
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(Jan 28th, 2010)
Mid-October in 2009, i managed to trade a species from South America that I have never kept
before. ....... read more
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(Jan 31st, 2010)
Gongylus gongylodes, or commonly called violin mantis, is another species which I have tried
twice before.......... read more
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(Feb 13th, 2010)
Happy Chinese New Year (Welcome the year of Tiger) and happy valentines day. Today i would
like to share my experience in ootheca hatching......... read more
