Sure you're welcome over any time. ...well, as long as im not at school or work of course. pm sent.
Some mantids are nocturnal but the vast majority are diurnal; O. scyllarus is no exception. Or more accurately, it is crepuscular. I find it is most active in the morning when the light is not its brightest; sometimes active after lights out but not often. I admit it is hard to define activity in a mantis as they will mostly stay in the burrow, wait for you to come see them and then (if they know you are the bringer of food) they will come out to the glass and wait for food for a minute. Or, you might walk up to the aquarium and it will be walking around on the sand; when it notices you it will run back to its burrow and watch you. A large amount of joy mantis keepers get is the undeniable awareness that they receive from a mantis; it is an odd feeling to see a mantis track your movements, completely aware of you. they judge you with their eyes.
