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She did it again! This is the second Ooth that my rescue Mantid has deposited in my make do home. This time I snapped a few pictures and here is one. http://crayonmedia.com/wayne/Mantids/IMG_0099.JPG Sorry about the file size

Update on the Matid; The Ooth was attached to a U channel part of the tanks top. I honestly didn't trust myself to either slide it off or surgically remove it. Yesterday when she was in the bottom of the tank doing in another cricket I cut the plastic piece out. Today I glued and tie wrapped it...

Thanks for the input so far. I'll have to cut part of the plastic tank to move the case outside, but thats doable. The Bamboo is a throw back to unhappy days, yet I slept many a calm night among them in Viet Nam. Bamboo offers the perfect nesting place for Matids and song birds find shelter...

A brief history on my Matid addiction. I live on Long Island, New York and have always been amazed by this insect. When I was young I saw them each summer and thats when my Dad taught me never to hurt them, even told me I could be fined if caught. After the Army I bought a house that I lived in...