I'm the kind of person that believes you live, you die, the end. So, it's hard for me to believe in ghosts, or any kind of afterlife for that matter.
I'm pretty open minded though and won't discount the possibility of anything.
Hey~
Just thought I should drop in and give an update...
Last Friday I woke up to find my mantis doing okay, but seemed a little sluggish in comparison to the prior day. I decided I needed to let him go. So, I found a nice little spot in my yard for him and set him free. I went outside to...
My favorite band is In Flames.
I also love Katatonia and Kalmah.
And I pretty much listen to most of the more "mainstream" metal and rock bands...except the stupid ones ;)
Though really, I will listen to just about anything. I love music. :D
Thanks for your input Asa!
hibiscusmile ~ Thank you for the advice. I will give that a try. The dirt seemed to work well enough for his legs, but I'm still concerned about his wings. I will give the flour idea a try. He's really getting along quite well today and doesn't seem to be sticking to...
I can't tell you how excited I am to have woken up today to find "my" mantis alive and well :)
Perhaps his being covered with that sticky glue type stuff isn't as disastrous as I thought? I will definitely release him if you think that is the best thing for him. I just didn't feel right...
Well....since making my initial post, I've continued reading and researching various things about mantids on the internet.
It's my understanding that they generally die in the fall anyways? How very sad...I've only had mine for about 9 hours now, and I've already grown quite fond of him. I've...
Hello everyone :)
My name is Marcy...
I came across this forum at "Bugs in Cyberspace" while frantically searching for info on mantids (see my post entitled "help")
I'm not really an "insect person"....I'm more of a dog person lol However, I am the type to catch a spider in my house and...
Hello everyone...
This is my first time here and I
desperately need some advice or help....and a little bit of luck.
Went outside about 5 hours ago and happened to notice that there was a praying mantis stuck in a fly trap that I had hanging on my back porch. How it got there I don't know...