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HOLIDAY SHIPPING UPDATE:

NO SHIPPING WEEK OF THANKSGIVING!

This means any orders placed between today and 11/30 6pm, will NOT ship until Tuesday, 12/2.

If you are ordering a mantis as a Christmas gift, please be aware: 

  1. ORDER CUT OFF: Sunday, December 14th 6pm PST

  2. All orders placed by then will SHIP Tuesday, December 16th. This will be the LAST shipping date before Christmas.

  3. Your location must be 40-88 degrees the day of delivery. Please check your weather before ordering!

Mantis Universe sells only captive bred praying mantis species. Our mantids are NEVER imported. We have well established, captive breeding groups across multiple species that have been with us here in the United States, for many generations.

We do NOT sell phasmids or stick insects of any kind.

We offer Live Arrival Guarantee with $60 UPS Next Day Air shipping option only. We ship on Tuesdays only within the USA.

NO SHIPPING WEEK OF THANKSGIVING!

This means any orders placed between today and 11/30 6pm, will NOT ship until Tuesday, 12/2.

Read our Shop Policies and Terms here

Check out our featured items below!

Orchid Mantis (Hymenopus coronatus) i3-i4 Orchid Mantis (Hymenopus coronatus) i3-i4
Orchid Mantis (Hymenopus coronatus) i3-i4
$75.00
Ghost Mantis (Phyllocrania paradoxa) Ghost Mantis (Phyllocrania paradoxa) Ghost Mantis (Phyllocrania paradoxa) Ghost Mantis (Phyllocrania paradoxa) Ghost Mantis (Phyllocrania paradoxa)
Ghost Mantis (Phyllocrania paradoxa)
from $30.00
Spiny Flower Mantis (Pseudocreobotra wahlbergi) Spiny Flower Mantis (Pseudocreobotra wahlbergi) Spiny Flower Mantis (Pseudocreobotra wahlbergi) Spiny Flower Mantis (Pseudocreobotra wahlbergi) Spiny Flower Mantis (Pseudocreobotra wahlbergi) Spiny Flower Mantis (Pseudocreobotra wahlbergi)
Spiny Flower Mantis (Pseudocreobotra wahlbergi)
from $40.00
 
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Cobra or Hooded Mantis species from South America

“Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.”

— Confucius

Below is a fun gallery of our current and past praying mantis species we’ve bred.

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