Live insects and praying mantis/mantids for sale and exchange

Praying mantids for sale

Praying mantids are one of the most interesting, and stealy of all insects available to keep in captivity. And luckily, they are not all that hard to keep as pets.
There are many places online where you can purchase live praying mantids, such as www.insectstore.com, and www.mantidforum.com. However, when purchasing a praying mantis, you must ensure that you are purchasing the correct speicies for you. Species such as the Creobroter species (Indian flower mantis), Pseudocreobotra wahlbergii (Spiny flower mantis), and Phyllocrania paraodxa (Ghost mantis) are all great species for beginners to keep. Not only are they easy to keep, and require low humidities and temperatures, but they are beautiful looking as well. If you are looking for a species that is slightly more advanced, then you can try something like the Gongylus gongyloides (Violin/Indian flower mantis), Idolomantis diabolica (Devils flower mantis), or Hymenopus coronatus (Orchid mantis).