Freshly Started Flightless Drosophila Hydei Fruit Fly Culture

I received what was described tons of fruit flies, I am actually pretty happy with this

ARRIVED DEAD AND FREEZING COLD. used the dirt cheap warming pack that doesn't last long. Of course it stopped working before it arrived... Paid for absolutely nothing. "NOT ELIGIBLE FOR RETURN REFUND."

Lasts a long time, two weeks. Smells gross, but the spiders love them, arrived healthy, very active

These flies are very active. The mantis' really like them, but they jump far and fast, so they are hard to catch and contain. I put them in the freezer for about 3 minutes before I give them to the mantis'. That works pretty well. Also, there is a ton of larva in the base material, so I fed some of those to a sick mantis. That worked pretty well until he could eat the flies again. SECOND BATCH: Excellent condition, nice and fat flies for my growing mantis.

Rip off and waste of money. When it arrived it actually had ants inside. All the flies were dead at the bottom. And there were only maybe 15 fly bodies at best. Dont do it. Theres a reason its rated so low.

After a week, the whole culture is covered in mold.

Flies came in alive, good little snack for a jumping spider!

- shakes flies to bottom and opens container to feed mantis -cloud of fruit flies ascend into the open house So... these ones are not flightless! The last batch came in wonderfully, and these are still my best surviving flies I've gotten in the mail. But stick them in the fridge for a bit just in case.