We got the praying mantis egg case in the mail on Saturday. I'm not too squeamish when it comes to bugs, but the egg case was pretty weird/gross. It felt like a wasps nest - real papery and fragile. I kept dropping it which meant I had to keep picking it up which meant I had to keep feeling it. And J was no help - he refused to touch it at all. Baby.
So, in 3 to 6 weeks I will have baby praying mantis's (manti?). I'm supposed to let all but 2 of them free outside as they will eat each other. For the remaining two, we're supposed to catch appropriately sized insects for them to eat. This is going to be interesting.
So, in 3 to 6 weeks I will have baby praying mantis's (manti?). I'm supposed to let all but 2 of them free outside as they will eat each other. For the remaining two, we're supposed to catch appropriately sized insects for them to eat. This is going to be interesting.
2 comments:
ARGH! You are SO very brave.
Seriously.
I just ordered our caterpillars this morning {same company as your praying matises}. Can't wait to see how it goes for you!
Gross!! :) Good luck with that!
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