Can you feed live ant lions to a pet praying mantis?

I’m assuming that you are referring to the ant lion’s larval form, since the adult form would be legitimate prey for a mantis and would pose little or no challenge for the mantis. As for the ant lion in its larval form, of course you can, but the question raises some other interesting questions. read more

Mantises only eat live insects for food. This can be flies, crickets, moths, caterpillars, locusts and some other insects. If you want to read what types of food your mantis will eat, read our page Live Food. If you want to breed your own fruit flies, you can check out our handy DIY fruit fly breeding page. read more

I do a rundown of the pet mantis hobby, what you need to get started, and what kinds of species are available for you to get. I also talk about feeding, care, setting up a habitat, and possible legal issues in owning an exotic pet. How to care for a pet praying mantis. How to get an exotic praying mantis. read more