According to the UPD, a hungry female is a lethal female. Keiper didn’t just feed her; he threw a banquet. He offered her oversized wax moths until her abdomen was so swollen she could barely move. "A full belly means a calm heart," he noted, watching her finish the last moth. Step 2: The Introduction

Within 2 to 4 weeks after a successful mating, the female will lay her first egg case, known as an . Dragon mantis oothecae are typically elongated and deposited on flat pieces of bark or sturdy twigs. A single mating can fertilize multiple oothecae. Incubation Metrics

If you arrived here searching for (specifically the Toxodera denticulata or Idolomantis diabolica – the "Devil’s Flower Mantis" sometimes called Dragon Mantis):