How to Care for Praying Mantises!

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  • Опубліковано 29 сер 2024
  • From housing, to feeding, to molting, we cover everything a beginner needs to know to properly care for a praying mantis!
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  • @izzy1221
    @izzy1221 5 років тому +903

    They look so cute when they move. It looks like they’re going all like ‘come at me. I’m adorable. Look at me sway.*

  • @Matthew-r2j
    @Matthew-r2j 5 років тому +488

    Ghost mantis:they won't see me if I swing.
    snake discovery:look at this really cool mantis

  • @CornBeanSoup
    @CornBeanSoup 5 років тому +741

    I found a baby male albino mantis crawling on my shoulder one day when I watching UA-cam. Had no idea where he came from but I figured, “hey I know how to care for you! Might as well keep you!” And so I did. I ended up naming him Meroda. Once he got bigger I decided to take him with me to my school and educated a few people on mantises. He was always so calm and chill but didn’t like it when anyone but me held him. He definitely knew I was his caregiver. I swear mantis are the most intelligent insect out there! Such curious and smart little guys hehe.
    Anyways! During his very last shed something went wrong... I have no idea what did it, but his wings ended up becoming deformed after shedding. They never fixed themselves. But luckily it didn’t affect his lifestyle and actually ended up making it safer! Because like I said, I do take him out and show him to people, and if his wings were fully developed than that meant he would be able to fly off and end up hurting himself. So I guess things ended up working out in the end. And since his shed he ended up becoming to big for his enclosure. I didn’t have anywhere else to put him, but then I had an idea! Since he can’t fly he’ll be perfectly safe on my bamboo! Right inside my tank too! So not only will he be outside his cage with nice fresh air and something to hold onto, the evaporating water makes it plenty moist and humid. :)
    Sadly Meroda is now gone... He recently died a few months ago. But I grantee you he lived a very happy and healthy life! He even became famous throughout my school and was loved by everyone! Educating others about mantises! It was fun while it lasted. And I won’t ever forget him. 💚
    You can find images of him on my Instagram @CornBeanSoup! I even have a video of him here, after his last shed. :)

    • @TheSuperbadkneegrow
      @TheSuperbadkneegrow 5 років тому +8

      Albino mantis?

    • @CornBeanSoup
      @CornBeanSoup 5 років тому +32

      Phil Thalhammer
      Mhmm. Although shortly after his last shed he turned green so I have no idea what he was anymore lol

    • @CornBeanSoup
      @CornBeanSoup 5 років тому +12

      Instagram: dnasign
      Wasn’t he? God I miss him... Such a beautiful lil guy he was. :)

    • @HiBye-ms4jm
      @HiBye-ms4jm 5 років тому +3

      Sooo is it a he or a her cuz u used both...

    • @fredericksaxton9782
      @fredericksaxton9782 5 років тому +6

      Yi Xin Wang He because he could fly until the improper molt, and they used male terms a lot more.

  • @przemyslawdobrzycki3733
    @przemyslawdobrzycki3733 5 років тому +202

    *sways*
    “There isn’t even any breeze on you”
    Oh ok ok *Keeps Swaying*
    “Really lol”
    I’m not stoping
    *sways*

    • @Muggity
      @Muggity 6 місяців тому +1

      True

  • @brookles6177
    @brookles6177 5 років тому +434

    When I was a kid, my brother caught a praying mantis and we kept her and she had babies. We moved them to a large fish tank when they hatched, used a LOT of fruit flies, and allowed them to cannibalize as they pleased. There must have been 100+ babies, and we couldn't keep them all. We followed the advice of misting the enclosure every day, but we always made sure Greeny (the surviror) had at least one bug to hunt in her enclosure every day. Sometimes she would go a few days without eating, so I think that she was not overweight. It was really fun.

    • @koomsik2578
      @koomsik2578 4 роки тому +76

      the ultimate victory royale

    • @juliusroman8616
      @juliusroman8616 4 роки тому +47

      First off, I'm surprised you knew how to take care of them (at least the fruit fly bit and misting the enclosure) but what I'm more surprised about is that you didn't freak out or your parents didn't freak out about keeping that many. I would have been hella scared.

    • @ametsunami4070
      @ametsunami4070 4 роки тому +20

      I can’t believe you didn’t film that epic battle. Blood spilling from t heir claws but it is shared blood, as they are aiblings

    • @YourMom-de4jt
      @YourMom-de4jt 4 роки тому +2

      Niiiicccceeee broooo

    • @_munzel7133
      @_munzel7133 4 роки тому +4

      I say make it a movie you’d get millions

  • @GavnerWinterLuver
    @GavnerWinterLuver 5 років тому +410

    I love watching them eat. They are such gorgeous insects

  • @deafor_27
    @deafor_27 5 років тому +739

    Idk what it is but a couple of days ago I watched one of your videos and I have been addicted to them lmao I don’t even have any pets 😆

    • @jennifer7582
      @jennifer7582 5 років тому +19

      Same. I'm addicted..and I hate snakes. But I am learning lot.

    • @pb8301
      @pb8301 5 років тому +7

      Justine Wu is that my bias wrecker on ur profile pic😍

    • @deafor_27
      @deafor_27 5 років тому +3

      Paromita Banerjee Maybe 😏

    • @user-gz2mz2vr4n
      @user-gz2mz2vr4n 5 років тому +2

      SAMEEEEEEE

    • @kpopnoonanikki9211
      @kpopnoonanikki9211 5 років тому +5

      Same. I'm not a fan of snakes but I find their videos fascinating, especially the ones about new babies.

  • @kalsyphr5039
    @kalsyphr5039 4 роки тому +85

    I am terrified at approaching praying mantis' and yet here I am at 1am watch a care guide.
    Thanks youtube.

    • @TheRealLizarddd
      @TheRealLizarddd 3 роки тому +3

      Why would you be scared to approach them? I just go and grab them tho they can pinch you but it doesn't really hurt it's waaaaaay less painful then a crayfish or hermit crab pinch.

  • @allenjones1947
    @allenjones1947 5 років тому +186

    One thing I find really impressive about mantids, is they eat EVERYTHING on the prey item. Like a dubia roach, jumping spiders usually eat the bottom and the top exoskeleton is left and even tarantulas leave remnants of the shell but mantis chew right through and eat everything.

    • @AmaryInkawult
      @AmaryInkawult 5 років тому +6

      Even their own siblings, learned that the hard way when we got a few egg sacks.

    • @moondrop784
      @moondrop784 5 років тому +5

      once i watched a mantis eat a cicada while it was alive and i hated it but also couldnt look away so little seven year old me just watched the whole thing while the cicada screamed

  • @netherdominater9960
    @netherdominater9960 4 роки тому +33

    It's really funny that I got this in my recommended a few hours after my friend told a story about bringing a mantis home to keep, her getting loose in the house, laying eggs, and him opening his closet like a week later and like a thousand itty bitty baby mantises came flooding out lol

    • @dropzone3415
      @dropzone3415 3 роки тому +1

      You were recommended this because you're being listened to thru your phone.

  • @olivermarukelli1553
    @olivermarukelli1553 5 років тому +1521

    I don’t have a praying mantis nor do I want one but I literally watch anything she posts lol

  • @robertnewman4854
    @robertnewman4854 5 років тому +5

    I love my little Orchid to bits. One of the coolest things about some of them is that when they know you, they will just chill on or near you. Whenever I'm working at my computer, she is either sitting in my shoulder, hand, or more recently petting my beard (weird I know). Supremely cool and adorable little critters!

  • @crazedfeel5775
    @crazedfeel5775 5 років тому +179

    I love mantis, I had one who stayed on my window outside for at least a full week, I brought here some snacks and a little plate with water in it.
    The last time I saw her it was when I got back from work, she was a bit further from her usual spot and I noticed that she had lost a bit of waist size.
    I went to check her bottom, just to notice some dried foam.
    She had layed her eggs!
    And while I was I looking around trying to find the nest, she had left (the odd part is that she chose to run away just after I got home at the end of the day).
    I love how these little things can lock on to you and follow you with their eyes ^^.
    Really curious, cute and beautiful creatures.

    • @wesleehighway
      @wesleehighway 5 років тому +8

      Crazed Feel
      That’s adorable 💚💚

    • @crazedfeel5775
      @crazedfeel5775 5 років тому +1

      @@wesleehighway (◠﹏◠)

    • @kentuckywildcatgobigblue7190
      @kentuckywildcatgobigblue7190 5 років тому +11

      I love how they look at you too. It shows how intelligent they are.

    • @for3stspirit
      @for3stspirit 5 років тому

      Did you ever find the eggs?

    • @crazedfeel5775
      @crazedfeel5775 5 років тому +5

      @@for3stspirit No, sadly I couldn't find them.
      But it probably means that they are well hidden and safe ^^.

  • @BewilderedCitrus
    @BewilderedCitrus 5 років тому +94

    I remember a song from elementary school about insects that was like
    "It's an insect, not a spider
    It has 6 legs, not 8
    3 on this side, 3 on that side
    And it's crawling on my plate"
    (Obligatory *eww* )
    Brings back memories 🙄

    • @EE-eh5fc
      @EE-eh5fc 3 роки тому

      I was taught the ‘head thorax abdomen, abdomen, head thorax abdomen’ etc etc in third grade, I remember liking that spider song but I liked the head thorax abdomen song way more so-

    • @megansellars
      @megansellars 3 роки тому

      and then there is the mantis with 4 legs

  • @ProffesionalZombie12
    @ProffesionalZombie12 5 років тому +111

    Again: I appreciate that you're so informative and educational in your videos. It seems to me like there's a lot of folks out there who choose sensationalism over education when it pertains to reptiles, amphibians and arthropods.

  • @NoArtisticLimitation
    @NoArtisticLimitation 5 років тому +496

    Careful with that male, or you really WILL have a ghost mantis.

    • @incognito576
      @incognito576 4 роки тому

      NoArtisticLimitation I don’t get it

    • @idonthavethe_mass5139
      @idonthavethe_mass5139 4 роки тому +2

      ET Parry this you casual

    • @sebastiancowan1755
      @sebastiancowan1755 4 роки тому +40

      @@incognito576 iirc, after praying mantises breed, the female decapitates the male and lays her eggs in his neck. ill admit, im not 100% confident on this info, but i hope this helps!

    • @incognito576
      @incognito576 4 роки тому +1

      Oh ok I guess that kinda makes sense

    • @incognito576
      @incognito576 4 роки тому

      Blake Mosley what?

  • @bumblebee3358
    @bumblebee3358 5 років тому +50

    I had a lovely green one a few years back. He used to like eating honey from time to time. I would dip the tip of a chopstick in to honey and hold it out for him and he went crazy for it. I also kept him in a large enclosure with lettuce planted at the bottom, branches all over the place and loads of crickets running around. He lived a surprisingly long time and moulted well but if I get another one I will follow your guidance as I was probably just lucky with him and I wouldn't want one to be eaten mid moult.

  • @bethtyson8805
    @bethtyson8805 4 роки тому +14

    My dad and I have kept a mantis every year since I was about seven. They're super cool pets! There's a ton of them where we live and so we've always just caught a baby outside and raised it. We always let it go around this time of year (when fall starts getting cooler) so they can breed just to be completely sure that we aren't impacting the population. The first two we had were Chinese, the other ones were Carolina.

  • @ahnishliayaq3522
    @ahnishliayaq3522 5 років тому +137

    Hey guys!
    Let me start off by saying I love your channel a lot. I really do! But I wanted to touch on some things that I found misleading in your video regarding mantis care. I've been in the mantis trade for quite a while now and one thing I've found about most mantis care videos is that they treat all mantis care as identical. That simply isn't the case. For instance, your ghost there actually prefers moderate to low humidity (as he's from a very dry climate) and the amount of misting you did in his little cup was way too much. Some mantis species even need as little as 10% or less humidity to be successful. It's very species dependent and there's no catch all among common hobby mantises.
    Additionally, a number of mantis species require additional heat (Desert mantises need spotlights of up to 110 degrees!)
    Also telling the difference between males and females can vary depending on the species as well. While the segment method is pretty universal, it can be incredibly difficult to determine the difference on some species. On Orchids, for instance, their collar around their neck is brown in males and green in females. Male ghosts have long, thin, crooked head crests while females are shorter and more blunted.
    Paper towel may not be enough for certain species (something like a violin or devil's flower mantis definitely needs a mesh).
    Also regarding feeding, it's generally advised not to feed crickets, as they commonly have lots of bacteria in their guts and mantises can be sensitive to these. But you can also feed wax worms (not too often, too fatty) and the moths that pupate into, as well as soldier flies or their larva, grasshoppers, butterflies.
    Another thing you didn't touch on that I think is very important with these guys is that you should never, unless you are 100% sure you have a native or naturalized species, release your mantis outside. It can be very dangerous for the ecosystem.
    Anyway, as always, I look forward to seeing more videos from you. Please include these little guys in the future!

    • @rdizzy1
      @rdizzy1 5 років тому +11

      The thing about the crickets isn't necessarily true, even though often repeated. www.mantidkingdom.com/are-crickets-bad-for-mantids/ You can breed your own crickets and keep harmful bacteria levels down.

    • @ahnishliayaq3522
      @ahnishliayaq3522 5 років тому +21

      @@rdizzy1 While this is absolutely true, the reason I say this is that most people get their crickets from places like petco or petsmart and those crickets can be detrimental to your mantis's health.

    • @evelyngilliam4187
      @evelyngilliam4187 4 роки тому +1

      Geez if you wrote this with no copy paste you have wayyyyyyy to much time on your hands XD but very interesting!

    • @ahnishliayaq3522
      @ahnishliayaq3522 4 роки тому +8

      Evelyn Gilliam I raise various mantis species as a hobby.

    • @evelyngilliam4187
      @evelyngilliam4187 4 роки тому +1

      @@ahnishliayaq3522 I "TRY" to make jokes XD the reason why is because I am one XP no im not depressed

  • @whitneyball8474
    @whitneyball8474 4 роки тому +15

    My 4 year old found a mantis in our yard and we let him keep her. She laid her ootheca a couple weeks ago and we are so excited to see them hatch this spring! Doing our research, your videos are always so great I was really excited to see you had one about these guys!

  • @TheTeaCoon
    @TheTeaCoon 5 років тому +7

    I love the look of the ghost mantis! It’s head shape is really neat and the swaying is spot on for a leaf in the wind ( or lack of wind in this case). Such neat tiny aliens!

  • @kaeleigh5895
    @kaeleigh5895 5 років тому +10

    I am getting an orchid mantis in a few days! I really want to keep this mantis for a full lifetime so I am doing LOTS of research to make sure it will be as healthy as possible!

  • @allenjones1947
    @allenjones1947 5 років тому +64

    Is seems like everybody is getting into mantids now alot of animal youtubers are getting into it. I really love that because I have a collection of my own (including the spiny flower mantis that I picked up this weekend)

    • @Maegrauko
      @Maegrauko 5 років тому +8

      I just googled the spiny flower mantis, spectacular creature

    • @phangirlable
      @phangirlable 5 років тому +8

      Just googled it as well. Holy crap, I can't even believe such a creature exists! It's like a little work of art!

    • @TheSuperbadkneegrow
      @TheSuperbadkneegrow 5 років тому +2

      You think the mantis stock market is going up?

    • @brennencanfield4856
      @brennencanfield4856 5 років тому +1

      Mine died last year. It had a bad molt. I have a giant asian and an orchid now. I also used to have a ghost mantis.

    • @allenjones1947
      @allenjones1947 5 років тому

      @@TheSuperbadkneegrow yes for sure

  • @moonlit_skies542
    @moonlit_skies542 4 роки тому +38

    Ghost Mantis: Wiggle Wiggle Wiggle du du du du du du du wiggle wiggle yeah.

  • @roguezombie8213
    @roguezombie8213 5 років тому +431

    Hi, I know this may sound like a stupid thing to request, but I was wondering if you could do a video about choosing a healthy leopard gecko and taking care of it (similar to the one you did in choosing healthy snakes)
    I have been looking into getting into a leopard gecko for a while, but it would be great to get some more opinion.
    Thanks!❤️❤️

    • @rowinthatnerd3320
      @rowinthatnerd3320 5 років тому +4

      I'd love if they did that!!

    • @jynxyl8666
      @jynxyl8666 5 років тому +13

      Go watch leopard gecko's UA-cam channel. She has had them for at least 10 years so shes very experienced and has multiple videos all about them.

    • @sophie-leighjordan9406
      @sophie-leighjordan9406 5 років тому +4

      That’s not a stupid request! I think that’s a great idea!

    • @T800a1
      @T800a1 5 років тому +2

      leopard geckos are cool. I want to get one but dont know jack

    • @danielrudder1675
      @danielrudder1675 5 років тому +1

      or a crested gecko

  • @ameliadriscoll8634
    @ameliadriscoll8634 5 років тому +15

    The ghost mantis is my favorite, i love when bugs mimic their environment to hide from predator.... and prey! I'll always have a place in my heart for Carolina mantis as they were released in my area and have become feral. Love finding them in the Dahlias and Cosmos plants ^_^.

    • @megansellars
      @megansellars 3 роки тому

      yes orchid mantis pretend to be a flower and twig mantis look like real sticks

    • @TheDarklady28
      @TheDarklady28 2 роки тому

      Yes I too agree the ghost mantis is cool

  • @tamitoohey2392
    @tamitoohey2392 5 років тому +6

    The ghost is so super cool!!! I love how they really do look like leaves!!!

  • @1337fraggzb00N
    @1337fraggzb00N 4 роки тому +14

    „Before we catch that fly, let us praise the Lord!“ - Praying Mantis

  • @tigereye16roffel19
    @tigereye16roffel19 5 років тому +25

    6:43 "ew it touched ma foot" "gross"
    I love it XD

  • @deoxysoverlord8710
    @deoxysoverlord8710 5 років тому +6

    For some people, Mantises are fun to keep as pets for a while, but not to raise! So for those of you who find a mantis and want to have it as a pet, but don't have the proper tools to keep it from dying, I highly recommend keeping it for a day or two and then releasing it into the wild where it belongs! That's the only way to ensure that it'll take be able to care of itself better than you ever could!

  • @Boreas-
    @Boreas- 5 років тому +157

    My first thought about the thumbnail was *look at this leafy boi*

    • @scrapbaby234
      @scrapbaby234 5 років тому

      Burrrnet Dhmil named their mantid Leafy

    • @timhook2086
      @timhook2086 5 років тому

      😐🤨😒😒😒

  • @ninanotzon6872
    @ninanotzon6872 3 роки тому +2

    Your joy of all critters is contagious. You two make me smile.

  • @cmac1100
    @cmac1100 5 років тому +14

    Great, now I want to get a mantis.

  • @Aaron-xd4ep
    @Aaron-xd4ep 4 роки тому +2

    I was surprised by the exclosure size recommendations. I used to have hundreds of plants in my room and I simply let my girl hang out on them. She'd always stay on the plants in my room - would go from one side of my room to the other sometimes, but would always climb onto me when I misted my plants in the morning. I kept crickets in an old butterfly net-cage thing and would use my snake's feeding tongs to feed her one of those.
    She never had a name, but I'd always call her pet names:
    Hey, pretty girl.
    Look at you, sweetheart, eating so well.
    Oh, there's my little lady... good morning.
    She was a little darling. Mantises make great pets.

  • @allenjones1947
    @allenjones1947 5 років тому +143

    I made an amazing discovery! Look at a mantis swaying, put dance music over it. Your welcome.

  • @Angelicmushrooms
    @Angelicmushrooms 5 років тому +16

    Praying mantis: IM A SHTICK WATCH MEH SWAY "gently sways" me:AWWWWWWW

  • @Lazypillow18
    @Lazypillow18 5 років тому +39

    when she said ghost mantis i was expecting the case to be empty as a joke XD

  • @sea_triscuit7980
    @sea_triscuit7980 5 років тому +4

    Always loved Mantids, they're so uniquely designed and have developed quite the instincts. I grew up in Charleston SC so I'm very familiar with them. Since then I've moved to Washington state and was surprised to find one at my work next to a warehouse. I'm growing a live plant tank right now and hope to add a mantis soon, thank you for the advice! :)

  • @allenjones1947
    @allenjones1947 5 років тому +11

    This is so cool I've never heard of anybody else using the betta cup technique! I like popping off one if the detachable peices of the exo terra hanging plants for my crested geckos and putting that in there for them to climb on and hunt on too

    • @duhduhvesta
      @duhduhvesta 5 років тому +1

      Allen Jay me either! I loved the spring tail advice

  • @shirim
    @shirim 2 роки тому +1

    we had a chinese mantis egg sac hatch in our house. we didn’t realize until it was too late, so this video is very very helpful right now. thank you

  • @TheQuixoticEnd
    @TheQuixoticEnd 5 років тому +202

    Eh, I'll just catch a Scyther and teach it fury cutter.

  • @1bhowdy
    @1bhowdy 7 місяців тому

    I just wanted to say how much I appreciate your videos. They are simple and well put together. I really appreciate them! Thank You Thank You Thank You

  • @ThunderousThrasher
    @ThunderousThrasher 5 років тому +12

    always wanted one of these, don't know why but these are so COOOOOOL. today i visited at the petstore ( i don't support petstore's, i rather buy my animals directly from breeders) but i saw Brachypelma hamorii or Brachypelma smithi. who knows they always get's mixed up... so cool

    • @youjustgotvectored3989
      @youjustgotvectored3989 5 років тому

      Bass Is Lif you seem like you know a lot about mantises haha. Do you know which pet store you saw the mantis at?

  • @tatharelprincessoferegion8162
    @tatharelprincessoferegion8162 4 роки тому +1

    we always have mantids in our front yard in the summer, and my dad likes to feed them grasshoppers. we usually end up with a praying mantis waiting on the front porch for us. it's adorable.

  • @azazel9554
    @azazel9554 5 років тому +4

    I love when they're all like “hey! hey you! watch my little dance”

  • @justanothermemereview1923
    @justanothermemereview1923 5 років тому

    I normally don’t like looking at bugs, but for some reason I find these so CUTE! When it punched the other bug and it didn’t work and just dived in I was cheering it on. Sooooooo sweet !

  • @mellast-name5954
    @mellast-name5954 5 років тому +10

    Haha so cute! I don't think I can choose between the two!

  • @theftking
    @theftking 5 років тому

    The fact that just yesterday, Brave Wilderness just did a video on praying the praying mantis bodes very well for this video's performance, and it ought to give the whole Snake Discovery channel a solid boost! This video will show up in the recommended videos for the Brave Wilderness video. It'll be heavily pushed by the search algorithm, and it'll associate your videos with Brave Wilderness's demographic. This will introduce your channel to a population made up of viewers who are almost guaranteed to be interested in your content. A huge win; congratulations!

  • @sadpotato2424
    @sadpotato2424 5 років тому +67

    Who saw rick the pick at 7:03 under the microwave

  • @Marjorine1
    @Marjorine1 2 роки тому +1

    I am watching these one more time because I got my first mantis today and I wanna make sure I know as much as possible

  • @queencleopatra007
    @queencleopatra007 5 років тому +59

    I hate bugs but I love mantises for some reason lol

    • @laurendavey9448
      @laurendavey9448 5 років тому +8

      queencleopatra007 probably because they eat all other bugs XD

    • @cat.8825
      @cat.8825 5 років тому +3

      I like most bugs but mantises make me feel uneasy. I still love them though. They are so cool

    • @KA-vs7nl
      @KA-vs7nl 5 років тому +3

      ca t. They are extremely aware, which is probably what makes you uneasy. I had a huge mantis outside my door and as I was walking up I spoke to him and acknowledged his presence and he just kept watching me until I got in the door and went back to stalking his prey. The mantis is such a cool insect.

  • @fruitythebudgie3682
    @fruitythebudgie3682 2 роки тому +1

    I have 2 oothecas that recently hatched, so many babies! This was very helpful, to help me raise the babies

  • @dawnnightinger3025
    @dawnnightinger3025 5 років тому +49

    I'll have them mate when they become adults. RIP male mantis. XD

    • @markorendas1790
      @markorendas1790 5 років тому +6

      FEMALES WILL NOT ALL WAYS EAT THE MALE

    • @puffel8145
      @puffel8145 4 роки тому +10

      @thebangingcracker and you have to pray with the male mantis.

  • @letterboxpops
    @letterboxpops 10 місяців тому

    Thanks so much.
    I recently found a large mantis (about 8 inches in length)
    She seemed so sociable and nice so I put her in a nice habitat that's perfect for it's size.
    I love these little guys!

  • @reineylifestyle7220
    @reineylifestyle7220 5 років тому +3

    I once had a huge praying mantis. We fed it crickets and it lived 6 months.

  • @peeblekitty5780
    @peeblekitty5780 11 місяців тому +1

    Found a huge mantis while I was on a walk, in the middle of the road and baking in the sun. I took it home to give it some shade and water, and was able to ID it as a Chinese mantis which are invasive where I live, so I didn't want to put it back outside. So I made it a quick enclosure and gave it a dubia and it seems to be doing very well! Been years since I've kept mantises, and never this big, so it's been exciting. Seems to be a female, thinking I'll call her Erin :)

  • @bathwater2188
    @bathwater2188 5 років тому +97

    I wonder if I can keep an ant as a pet.
    Oh wait, ant farms.

    • @jadepigeon7520
      @jadepigeon7520 5 років тому +10

      Watch Ants Canada its a UA-cam channel

    • @bathwater2188
      @bathwater2188 5 років тому +4

      @@jadepigeon7520 It was a joke.

    • @bathwater2188
      @bathwater2188 5 років тому +6

      @@lasigna0212 Ooh it was a joke but that sounds bad ass! Good job.

    • @confuzedgraphite
      @confuzedgraphite 5 років тому +7

      I respect that this is a joke but honestly Ants Canada is insane, he’s got like 5+ colonies

    • @bathwater2188
      @bathwater2188 5 років тому +6

      @@confuzedgraphite He's got way more than 5.

  • @jamesmcintyre1729
    @jamesmcintyre1729 5 років тому

    No idea why this showed up in the feed at 5 in the morning but I'm glad it did because I love mantises, I used to take care of a bunch in my front yard as a kid. Thank you for this video, I might consider getting a mantis myself!

  • @pencilRC1
    @pencilRC1 3 роки тому +5

    Remember in elementary where the line would completely stop as someone said “PRAYING MANTIS!” And everyone would huddle around it and you couldn’t see it? Good times.

  • @chibicricket
    @chibicricket 3 роки тому

    I used to have a Carolina mantis, and I'll be soon getting a Chinese Mantis. Super excited! I also love the orchid mantises, they are so pretty!

  • @qingcai8192
    @qingcai8192 4 роки тому +89

    When the albino mantis dies, preserve it in resin

    • @emp8653
      @emp8653 4 роки тому +18

      That is just it's nymph colouring, it isn't albino. It should get it's adult colours after it's final moult.

  • @jericosha2842
    @jericosha2842 4 роки тому

    Man, your channel is so much fun and you are a really great presenter. You have a gift.

  • @rosaryas5900
    @rosaryas5900 5 років тому +31

    Could you do a video on how to properly pick up, and hold them safely? They are very delicate it seems like it might be hard to get them out of an enclosure.

    • @cookieezz8127
      @cookieezz8127 5 років тому +6

      Just put your finger close to them, make sure you won't get attacked and it will eventually climb on :) You shouldn't hold them too high above ground because they can jumpand hurt themselves yeah pretty easy to handle

    • @jannism1798
      @jannism1798 5 років тому +4

      Just let them walk on you and don't grab them like a bird would

    • @wilhelmtan5301
      @wilhelmtan5301 5 років тому +1

      mantises will climb on u. just be the tree and mantis will hop on u. it is suggested not to grab as mantises dont like it.

    • @robomnz
      @robomnz 5 років тому

      let them crawl onto you, if they dont want to or are being annoying giving them a small boop on their butts will make them crawl onto you

  • @markmillham483
    @markmillham483 4 роки тому +2

    So cool, thank you. I played an outdoor show this year and I had a 5 inch mantis (wild) that seemed to love me. Followed me around. Such a cool insect.

  • @samcowen2139
    @samcowen2139 5 років тому +7

    Only 355k to go until 1 million well done love you videos

  • @kaypendl4917
    @kaypendl4917 4 роки тому

    I am anxiously waiting for my 2 Ghost Mantis. They are due for delivery tomorrow. I'm so excited. Thank you for the video.

  • @Miriam-pq4vx
    @Miriam-pq4vx 5 років тому +4

    When i saw the title i just screamed: WOWWW

  • @Billie64
    @Billie64 4 роки тому

    Probably the best care guide I’ve seen so far

  • @koi5535
    @koi5535 5 років тому +4

    They are amazing! I really love them X3 I also love your channel a lot and your videos :D

  • @suemcmaster9440
    @suemcmaster9440 4 роки тому

    Just hatched an egg case for the first time....kept 11 mantids (?) and let the rest go. Thanks for all the great advice. I really hope I can keep mine alive to adulthood. I love the Ghost mantis. But seriously, what's not to love on every mantis? They are all so awesome! =)

  • @nafs92
    @nafs92 5 років тому +7

    I don't even like praying mantis but here I am...

  • @Whuffle
    @Whuffle 2 роки тому

    I love UA-cam so much. 3 years later and just stumbling into this now. Love the insight! Thanks for teaching me how to take care of my garden buddies!

  • @katlynfoster6174
    @katlynfoster6174 5 років тому +39

    My dad caught a praying mantis and it lived about 3-4 years (no clue how lol)

  • @kylieroth2326
    @kylieroth2326 2 роки тому

    Watching the little dude eat at 6:25 is ADORABLE

  • @Lauren72382
    @Lauren72382 4 роки тому +11

    Who kept hearing in their head "come at me, bro!" when the mantises looked at each other?

  • @trin96
    @trin96 5 років тому

    A few months ago I actually got a Spiney Flower Mantis and oml I am in love with her, she is very clingy and very loving and very easy to take care of.

    • @trin96
      @trin96 5 років тому

      Also she prefers to eat pre killed insects, the only insects she can eat alive is flies and moths.

  • @maqkai6993
    @maqkai6993 5 років тому +19

    How do they react to snoot boops?

    • @sunicarus8607
      @sunicarus8607 5 років тому +13

      They prolly say "badaboom badaboom baby"

    • @maqkai6993
      @maqkai6993 5 років тому +4

      @@sunicarus8607 u inspired me to say Badaboom Badaboom baby in the comments

  • @jay.d277
    @jay.d277 2 роки тому +1

    Very informative! I have been wanting a mantis for a long time. Thank you!

  • @exoticoreos3098
    @exoticoreos3098 5 років тому +18

    Did anyone see the pickle from Rick and Morty at 7:08 and before a couple seconds before that

    • @LeeDee5
      @LeeDee5 5 років тому

      she puts one in all her videos 😁

  • @lightningonoceans
    @lightningonoceans 3 роки тому +1

    They are like little intelligent aliens! I got mine this week from MantisDojo and I already love her!

  • @DustyHoney
    @DustyHoney 5 років тому +13

    I’ve befriended a preying mantis. She lives in my garden.

  • @ssj2matt
    @ssj2matt 5 років тому +1

    I used to breed stick insects. Bugs are great. They're very low maintenance and fascinating.

  • @alexb4185
    @alexb4185 5 років тому +23

    I’m thinking of getting a Giant Asian Mantis! It will be my first, I’m thinking of getting a female (L5 I think), will large flightless fruit flies be good food? If not l me some better ones! ❤️🌈

  • @Big_Papa_John
    @Big_Papa_John 5 років тому +1

    Definitely the ghost is my favorite...I love his dance!

  • @rein7526
    @rein7526 5 років тому +14

    All hail noodle queen

  • @deathbytomato8228
    @deathbytomato8228 3 роки тому +1

    I have an adult Carolina male and I love him he's super fast and loves to chill on the top of my hand.

  • @savannadearing3020
    @savannadearing3020 5 років тому +26

    How'd you know I was considering a praying mantis!

  • @kodabuck225
    @kodabuck225 5 років тому

    The little leaf one was sooooo adorable

  • @erictaylor5462
    @erictaylor5462 5 років тому +3

    9:00 Hot water is a chemical. Instead, say, "avoid cleaners"

  • @artistallie1204
    @artistallie1204 5 років тому +1

    Not bug related, but I just love the little Pickle Rick "Easter eggs?" (I guess you can call them lol) but I love how you just throw him in randomly in your videos 😂😂❤️

  • @PumpkinSpicedHorrorShow
    @PumpkinSpicedHorrorShow 5 років тому +12

    6:57 I TURNED MYSELF INTO A PICKLE MORTYYYYY!!!

    • @SnakeDiscovery
      @SnakeDiscovery  5 років тому +2

      Nice job finding Pickle Rick!

    • @PumpkinSpicedHorrorShow
      @PumpkinSpicedHorrorShow 5 років тому +1

      Snake Discovery Thank you! I’m curious whether it was Emily or Ed who decided to sneak him into videos - or was it a mutual decision? Love your channel btw. I’ve learned so much and I hope you reach a million subscribers very soon. You guys deserve it!!

    • @flordeespinart
      @flordeespinart 5 років тому

      omg! was scrolling thru the comments and after 10 comments I couldn't belive noone was talking about pickle rick! I saw it at 6:50 and went back to see if it had always been there

  • @rolandesque1
    @rolandesque1 2 роки тому

    My daughter and I started breeding isopods after seeing your episodes about isopods and the kid who raised praying mantis.

  • @lotusdewinter4595
    @lotusdewinter4595 4 роки тому +4

    I am SO getting one of these...I just discovered mealybugs in my houseplant jungle. Is the size enclosure needing to be snug simply for food hunting ease? I'd really like to put these guys in a terrarium that I can place infested houseplants into, or even lift the lid to let them/it climb on the plants at it's leisure. I know NOTHING of these behbehs except that I've wanted one since I was a kid.
    edit edit edit lol! Would being near an actual humidifier for my tropical plants be TOO much humidity? Is there a such thing with these fellers? I keep isopods as terrarium buddies & 'pets' as well as springtails. You mentioned not feeding them every day so, would it be a horrible idea to toss a handful in to live & clean with the springtails? Will the mantid not eat as it needs? I'm thinking the powder orange ones would be good as they breed more readily than my other 4 species.

  • @awittyusernamepleaselaugh7481
    @awittyusernamepleaselaugh7481 5 років тому

    I had a giant African green mantis when I was a kid and he was the most chill little guy ever. He used to sit on my head or shoulders for hours on end while I used to play Runescape and would go out of his way to climb on me over anything else, even flying up to me to do so.

  • @epicfromepicgames8222
    @epicfromepicgames8222 5 років тому +4

    I saw a ghost Mantis at school when I was in 4th grade.

  • @ColtonWalker073
    @ColtonWalker073 5 років тому

    There is a praying mantis that lives on the vines that grow right outside my bathroom window, and now everytime I go into the bathroom, I spend at least five minutes just watching the little guy hang about. He's so adorable! I was lucky enough to spy him catch and then eat a fly once, too!

  • @vsprinkles1107
    @vsprinkles1107 5 років тому +21

    I had an Asian and a European mantis in my area... I fed them grasshoppers. Yet I was scared to hold them, is it alright to hold them??? Or is it safe to hold them??

    • @Ms.Microcurie
      @Ms.Microcurie 5 років тому +15

      Yes, just be gentle and careful not to hurt them. I herd them by taking one palm slowly behind them and letting them walk onto the other hand. They may be skittish at first, but they get used to you. They're so intelligent and one of my favorite insects.
      I've heard stories about people "being bit" by them, but I've handled them for 25 years and have never been bit or grabbed.

    • @TheSuperbadkneegrow
      @TheSuperbadkneegrow 5 років тому +1

      Did you watch the video of her holding mantids you lund?

    • @Ms.Microcurie
      @Ms.Microcurie 5 років тому +8

      @@TheSuperbadkneegrow In all fairness it wasn't explicitly covered in the video (unless I missed it?) and her mantids are all pretty small and very tame. I can see people being afraid or wary to handle big wild ones.

    • @MerianyaS
      @MerianyaS 5 років тому +9

      @@Ms.Microcurie Re: people being bitten by mantises, I found an adult mantis in my backyard this summer while mowing the lawn. I wanted to move him so he wouldn't get hurt while I was mowing, but he wouldn't have it and he lashed out at my hand with his forelegs which gave my finger a fairly sharp pinch. It was definitely his forelegs and not his mouth, but someone less familiar with the species could easily confuse it with a bite.

    • @vsprinkles1107
      @vsprinkles1107 5 років тому

      @@TheSuperbadkneegrow hmm..... Wasn't asking you lad, and the specific question is if you hold them will the attack you or harm you in any way

  • @IamJazarrion
    @IamJazarrion 5 років тому +1

    The subtitles always crack me up but the Mantids behaviorisms made them even better this time

  • @_-anne-_1940
    @_-anne-_1940 5 років тому +3

    "Edna mode"
    I died laughing because 2 months ago me and my cousin got to watch Incredibles 2! #Ednamode

  • @AmandaTrips
    @AmandaTrips 3 роки тому +1

    Ah, I just saw this video last night and reviewed today. It was really helpful since in science class we were hatching them and they hatched today! I’m really excited because I get to keep some but nervous because they are a nymph. Thanks for sharing this video even if it was a couple years ago😌💖