Mantid Ootheca from Italy

[Zephyr]

I went on vacation in Europe for 10 days and found this ooth in Italy near Florence.

My guess is a Mediterranean mantis?

 

[revmdn]

Did you bring it home with you. I would have. They would never find it going through customs. Imagine being an ooth "mule". h34r:

 

[Katnapper]

I don't know what it is... but it is cool that you found it! Yes, I want to know too... did you bring it home?!!

 

[Zephyr]

I was GOING to.

But my teachers know I'm a bug nut and one of them was watching while I was taking pictures...

Customs was interesting.

They confiscated the 3 French soft drinks and the balsamic vinegar I had, but somehow missed the Southern France palm plant seeds I had right next to them.

 

[Katnapper]

I was GOING to.But my teachers know I'm a bug nut and one of them was watching while I was taking pictures...

Customs was interesting.

They confiscated the 3 French soft drinks and the balsamic vinegar I had, but somehow missed the Southern France palm plant seeds I had right next to them.

Lol... darn teachers and silly customs officers!

 

[cloud jaguar]

I wonder what kind of weird and exotic mantids would have emerged from there!

 

[Zephyr]

Must've been pretty big too!

I should've grabbed it and told me teacher it was a rock. lol

And customs... Well, enough's been said about them.

 

[cloud jaguar]

just tell customs "it is chewing gum from the holy land."

Seriously, i learned in catholic prep school that the israelites most likely survived the 40 years in the desert by eating mantid oothecae.

 

[Katnapper]

just tell customs "it is chewing gum from the holy land."Seriously, i learned in catholic prep school that the israelites most likely survived the 40 years in the desert by eating mantid oothecae.

:huh: Yum!!!