The Hierodula membranacea is one of the easiest mantises to breed, easy to manage, present in most of Europe. It reaches medium size and is also suitable for educational purposes
DIMENSIONS: As an adult, it measures approximately 7 cm in body
ORIGIN: Europe
AMBIENT VALUES: temperature 23-23 ° C during the day, 18-23 ° C at night, humidity 60-65%
FEEDING: insects size appropriate to the size (crickets, cockroaches, worms, locusts) Medium-sized isopods
RECOMMENDED EQUIPMENT: terrarium or faunabox 20x20x30 or 40, developed in height, substrate 2-3 cm mixed peat and coconut fiber, together with tropical plants areas or with fronds that allow to provide adequate shelter, hydration provided by the daily nebulizers (once per day) together with light ventilation.
HABITS: it moves during the day, to hunt, only to find shelter at night
AGGRESSIVITY: 5 - moderately aggressive, even towards other individuals of the same species albeit with minimal dangers of reciprocal cannibalism
RAPID GROWTH: low growth and rather voracious, with a life expectancy of about 1 year
STATUS CITES: no