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I had a betta fish at work that got a bad fungal infection and was suffering. I had to quit telling people I put it down because they didn't understand it. I traumatized one person by telling them the fish was in the freezer when they asked. That might have been deliberate though. They were...

Hi there, What type are you thinking about getting?

Yep - ootheca.. look above your profile :) you're one!

Lots of mantis versus x on youtube. It's probably been done before.

That's neat - thanks for the pic of the cranberry bog too.

Rick, Thanks so much for the information and correction - really appreciate it.

My carolina mantis had the same thing happen over the weekend. One of the legs got stuck in the shed skin and is not functioning. I haven't seen any repair but it did catch and eat a cricket successfully tonight so no adverse impact on survivability so far. Update: I put it in a higher...

And a short story regarding the learning experience... While I had read a great bit about praying mantises prior to bringing in Betty, I was still fairly green. I hadn't held a mantis yet since last year I saw someone get stabbed to blood and to make a Mormon yell profanity.. well.. it didn't...

Name's Jennifer from N. Alabama. I have a small container garden and had the fortune of being introduced to the mantis this year. I had a female show up that decided that my potting bench and outside light made for a good territory. We decided on a tradeoff - she would let me document her...

The mantis that got me intrigued, interested and involved.