Mantis...How intelligent do they get?

[daniella3d]

So I get that they can live quite long, 4 years and more and have a wide range of adult size.

I wonder where one could buy a mantis because I never seen them sold in any stores I know in my area. Did you buy yours locally or ordered it via the Internet?

Originally Posted by burgerchow

they have the best eyesight of any living creature. Also, they are the fastest animal ( striking speed that is ). The speed of a mantis's strike has been equated to the speed of a 22 caliber bullet.
My peacock mantis was pretty smart. He died about 4 mos ago. Don't know why, maybe old age. He was about 8 inches long, 2 inches wide. I had him for about 2 years, and Roger from Roger's aquatics had him for a couple of years before me.