Orchid Mantis Ghost Mantis

Orchid mantis or hymenopus coronatus is a beautiful pink and white mantis with lobes on its legs that look like flower pentals.

Orchid mantis ghost mantis. We find the best substrate for this mantis is a soil mix called spider life. The ghost mantis is a quiet kind of praying mantis. Relying on her camouflage it waits patiently until an unsuspecting prey comes along. They should always be allowed at least 2 to ensure enough water is being retained after a morning spray.

Congo orchid mantids ghost for sale soon. Please be prepared for your new live pet mantis and buy live feeder insects too. Paradoxa will rarely actively chase its prey it will rather wait for an. Live chinese mantises the orchid mantis devils flower the ghost mantis flower mantises and all other mantids require other live bugs as a food source including flies moths crickets or cockroaches.

Our mantis care sheet is here. Before the prey realizes it he is already firmly stuck between the claws of this predator. Luckily ghosts are a fairly small species so it is easy to find a suitable enclosure. Orchid mantis are a tropical species and need a fair amount of humidity.

X6 orchid mantis hymenopus coronatus x4 ghost mantis phyllocrania paradoxa x1 blue flash mantis sphodromantis sp. Once she sees her prey she will attack very fast. One of the first that i recommend is phyllocrania paradoxa ghost mantis. Although this species does not live on orchids it does look remarkably well like a flower or orchid.

The ghost mantis phyllocrania paradoxa should be kept in an enclosure that is at least 3 times as tall as the mantis is long and at least 2 times as wide as the mantis is long.