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That's not a nice bug.izzarina wrote:So Praying Mantises aren't pretty per se. But they are cool. So they deserve to be in my thread. And the fact that the female does that just adds to the general coolness
Ahhhh, isn't nature wonderful!?jsluder wrote:One winter, my sister found a praying mantis egg case on a tree branch and, unbeknownst to my parents, brought it home and put it on a shelf in her bedroom. Well, after being in the warm house for a few days, the wee little buggies decided it was Spring. Suddenly, there were thousands of tiny little praying mantises swarming over her room, devouring each other at a rapid pace. Made clean-up easy.
It's PINK!!!!!The Whistle Collector wrote:I love them, and I used to raise them. I would get the crickets at the pet store, and they would have the best feast. My favorites were the Orchid Mantis.
The movie "Alien" comes to mind.So yes, they're charming in a way but--like I say about cats--they're our friends because we're too big for them to eat.