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LAS VEGAS & HENDERSON · LOCAL

The valley's own mantis breeder.

Every Lobo Mantis is bred, hatched, and raised right here in the Las Vegas valley. If you're local, skip the shipping box entirely — free pickup or hand delivery, and you meet your mantis alive before you take it home.

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● FREE PICKUP ● HAND DELIVERY $10–$20 ● NO WEATHER HOLDS ● 7 DAYS A WEEK
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Orchid Mantis
Hymenopus coronatus
$90
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▸ 01 · WHY LOCAL BEATS THE BOX
NO TRANSIT, NO STRESS

Shipped mantises ride a truck overnight in an insulated box. Yours rides a climate-controlled car for minutes. It arrives the way it left: calm, hydrated, hunting by dinner.

110°F? DOESN'T MATTER

Carrier shipping pauses when forecasts pass 90°F — which in a Vegas summer is most days. Local handoffs have no weather holds, ever. July works exactly like January.

MEET THE BREEDER

Your pickup comes with the person who hatched your mantis. Setup questions, feeder advice, what "normal" looks like for your exact animal — ask in person, then keep asking in the Discord.

▸ 02 · BRED IN THE VALLEY

The species you can pick up.

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A pink-and-white Orchid Mantis perched on a leaf, its petal-shaped limbs splayed in a flower-mimicking pose.
EXPERT
Orchid Mantis
$90
Hymenopus coronatus
The world's most photogenic mantis. Pink-and-white petal-mimicking limbs, native to Southeast Asian rainforests. Sought after globally for stunning visual displays.
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A Ghost Mantis in profile, its body and limbs textured like a dried leaf with a forked head crest.
BEGINNER
Ghost Mantis
$30
Phyllocrania paradoxa
The best "first exotic mantis." Leaf-mimicking camouflage, low cannibalism, and tolerant of typical room conditions. Long-lived for a mantis.
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A Spiny Flower Mantis with two yellow-and-black eyespot markings on its wings, set against a dark background.
BEGINNER
Spiny Flower Mantis
$40
Pseudocreobotra wahlbergii
Walking artwork. Two yellow-and-black eyespots on the wings flash open in a deimatic display that startles predators. Beginner-friendly with a showstopping threat pose.
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A Dead Leaf Mantis with a wide shield-shaped pronotum, body patterning resembling a torn, withered leaf.
INTERMED.
Dead Leaf Mantis
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Deroplatys gorochovi
A walking torn leaf. Wide shield-shaped pronotum, deimatic death-feign defense, and stunning patterning. The species that proves nature is the best costume designer.
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An African Twig Mantis camouflaged on a slender branch, its bark-textured body nearly invisible against the wood.
BEGINNER
African Twig Mantis
$45
Popa spurca
If you've never kept a mantis, start here. Bark-textured camouflage, will chase its food, tolerates dry indoor air, and lives a full year. The forgiving exotic.
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A female Double Shield Mantis nymph with mottled coloration and a distinctive double-pinched pronotum.
BEGINNER
Double Shield Mantis
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Pnigomantis medioconstricta
The aggressive eater. Stocky, mottled, with a uniquely constricted "double shield" pronotum and bright blue inner-arm markings. For keepers who want a mantis with attitude.
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New to mantises? Start here.
Three quick questions — we'll match you to the right species and only the supplies you actually need.
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▸ 03 · HOW LOCAL WORKS
01

Shop, then pick "Local Pickup" at checkout.

Browse the live stock like any other customer. At checkout, valley addresses automatically see two extra options nobody else gets: free Local Pickup, or hand delivery to your door.

02

Pick your time slot.

Right after ordering you get a private scheduling link — choose a day and time that works. Pickups are quick meetups around Las Vegas & Henderson; deliveries come to you.

03

Meet your mantis. Alive, in person.

Minutes in a climate-controlled car instead of a night in a FedEx truck. You see the animal healthy before you take it home — the live-arrival question answers itself.

Coverage   Free pickup anywhere we meet in Las Vegas / Henderson. Hand delivery $10 within 5 miles of Henderson, $20 across the valley (35-mile radius: Las Vegas, North Las Vegas, Henderson, Paradise, Spring Valley, Enterprise, Boulder City). Checkout detects your address automatically.

▸ 04 · LOCAL QUESTIONS

Where do we meet for pickup?

A safe, public meetup spot in the Las Vegas / Henderson area — the exact location comes in your scheduling confirmation. Pickups take about five minutes.

How fast can I get my mantis?

Often same-day or next-day. The scheduler offers slots starting two hours after you book, seven days a week — no waiting for a Monday ship day.

Does summer heat delay local orders?

No. Weather holds only apply to carrier shipping. Local handoffs are minutes in a climate-controlled car, so 110°F July afternoons don’t stop anything.

What does delivery cost?

Pickup is free. Hand delivery is $10 within 5 miles of our Henderson base and $20 valley-wide (about a 35-mile radius — Las Vegas, North Las Vegas, Henderson, Boulder City).

Can I buy feeders locally too?

Yes — fruit fly cultures and supplies ride along with any local order, or grab them on their own. Locals never pay shipping on feeder restocks.

Can I visit the breeding facility?

Not currently — it’s a working bug room, not a storefront. But every pickup comes with the breeder attached: ask anything, get honest answers.

Six species, bred ten minutes from you.

Browse the live stock — local options appear automatically at checkout for valley addresses.

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