THERE SHE IS!

[patrickfraser]

I was rearranging things in the bug room and happened to find my "missing" female Idolo. I can't remember when she went missing, but I knew I would have to find her somewhere...sometime. The time has come. I'd have been tearing the room apart if I had a male, but she was a "one off" and I wasn't in a panic to find her. She'd turn up someday. She dried out and apparently became a dust collector. :lol:

 

[Mime454]

Sad

 

[SilentDeviL]

RIP ....

 

[sally]

poor mantis

 

[MandellaMandy123]

Sorry to hear about that

 

[agent A]

Now around here a loose mantis would have higher humidity and loose feeders to eat but at least u found her

 

[Rick]

Where was she?

 

[brancsikia339]

really sorry to hear

 

[Digger]

Terrible sight. Mummy Mantis.

 

[hibiscusmile]

gee, gotta hire a cleaning crew me thinks!

 

[CoolMantid]

I know I told someone this already but for those who dont know, my room has the same humidity as outside. So in winter it is near 60 or 70% but in summer it is a shocking 20-40% in our heat. So if I lost a mantis in my room during summer, they would quickly die.

 

[Domanating]

That's quite a brilliant pose to die, honestly! It's some sort of mix of kneeling and bowing.

Its Like the mantis is submitting herself to death

If I had it, I would proudly put that specimen somewhere special, like some kind of statue.

The closest I had to that was a female mantis I took care of when I was 5. She was outside in a big aquarium. One day a very cold night came and she froze into place, standing like it was still alive.

 

[ScienceGirl]

So sad... Looks like she's ashamed and hiding behind her arm.... Awn....

OR..... SHE'S DOING YOGA!!!

She's gorgeous, though. Pity that you hadn't found her.

Imagine if you had someone come over that you needed to make a good impression on:

Friend: Walks into room.

You: Follow.

Friend: Screams, batting at a giant, ferocious moth. "Get it off of me!!!! I'm dying!!!!"

You: Scoop up the creature, stroking it's thorax. "Hi sweetie. I'd wondered where you'd got to!"

Friend: Eye twitches.