A class of physically small but highly diverse arthropods; one of the most numerous groups of animals on the planet, though not often kept as pets. Questions might deal with those that are, such as mantids or hissing cockroachs; or with species that are kept as feeders for other pets. Note that this tag does not apply to spiders, centipedes, or other non-insect 'bugs'.
Questions tagged [insects]
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Where can I safely store a mantis egg sack until spring outside?
A praying mantis laid an egg sack a week ago. It was 60 degrees. The temp here will soon be falling to below 30. I'm in New York. I don't want to store egg sack in house and would like to keep it until spring so it can hatch properly.
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How I can recognize a queen ant?
It seems it's illegal to ship live queen ants in US.
Therefore how I can recognize if I'm having a queen in my ants colony? Or how authorities would recognize?
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Camponotus queen ant eggs turning brown
My camponotus queens eggs are turning brown. Does anyone know why, or if it is good or bad, and if it is bad how do I fix it? Her eggs have been brown for some time.
A Camponotus is a Carpenter ant
user12400
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My mantis won't eat
I've had my mantis for 4 days now it hasn't eaten in those 4 days, last night and today it's started hanging on the top of it's terrarium and it hasn't been moving much. Is it dying or molting or something else?
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Caterpillar stopped eating
I'm not sure if this is the right place as it isn't really a normal pet.
We found a caterpillar a few days a go, and decided to keep it until it turns in to a butterfly.
We made him a habitat in a clean sweet container, lined with kitchen roll, and…
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Praying mantis egg sac started hatching then stopped
My praying mantis egg sac started to hatch and then stopped. The bag did get dropped by my son on the floor. Killing the one that had just emerged & the other one that was trying to emerge. I’ve had no activity since then & I’ve tried moving it…
Steph
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