What If...

[CoolMantid]

I entered the hobby when my friendgave me a tub full of bugs (literally) to feed all of my carnivorous plants. I fed away the beetles but I didnt touch the mantis for fear it would bite me. Then after the caterpillars turned into butterflies I was fascinated. I kept over 60 Fritillary butterflies and caterpillars in a gigantic cage. One day I found a mantis and kept it for a week. It died and I felt really bad. Then at school while looking for more Fritillary caterpillars at school I found a mantis ooth. Ithought it was some sort of plant or even a snail until a little girl told me it was a "mantis egg." She told me it hatched over 100 babies. Then I set up the cage and did research/care information all day long and before I knew it mom had bought me four mantids for my birthday. Then the ooth hatched and I was beaming. :yawn: The I bought more and more....

 

[sinensispsyched]

I guess it all started when I was four, and my mom took me to the downtown library. When we were leaving, we found an adult female chinese mantis on the sidewalk. We took it up to our cottage in Canada, and fed it that night. I released it the next day.

Then, when we were at the beach near the cottage, I found a (believed) L4 chinese nymph, and fed it on crickets for two days. The Next day, I learned that my dog was dying. I could only handle one worry at that time, so I released it.

A year later, I told my mom that I wanted a mantis. She bought me a chinese ooth, and I hatched it. Then, I just kept getting more.

 

[sinensispsyched]

From the Eyes of a Human: Mantis Bullies

One day, this little ghost mantis brought to school a few humans, as well as me, and carried us in a small cup, which still had a bit of fly juice left. It was hard to breathe in there, since the top was unventilated. He placed us in a leaf bag, and we listened to the lessons that were taught. In math, they were taught how two crickets give them more nutrition than one. In history, we heard how Sir Budwing II had conquered Arachno the Great. In gym, we heard which type of strike will yield the best results. At last the ghost went back to homeroom, and he took us out of the bag. As the ghost opened us up, we heard the gasps of his bugmates as they spotted us. However, one HUGE idolomantis said," Hey stringhead, what the #### is that?" The ghost replied, " It is **** sapiens, or the common human. However, the idolo, who was a bit of a jock, would not let the ghost get a tiny bit of fame, and progressed to bully the ghost throughout the presentation. After being packed up, I heard the name fight between the ghost and the idolo, which included,"string-head", "weak spined", and insults such as "yo momma's such a leaf that your dad couldn't find her in the bedroom." As you can see, the idolo had no sense of humor. Unfortunately, the poor ghost felt really sad, told his parents, and the idolo's parents got sued.

Is it ok?

 

[agent A]

it's lovely!!! at least the ghost didnt team up with a deroplatys and kill the idolo and all the other popular nymphs...

 

[Chivalry]

To quote my hubby: "I personally welcome the dominion of our insect overlords."

Enjoyed the Human Care Sheet, although I'd have made a few different suggestions. Also, you forgot to mention that they sometimes shed their skin in response to the presence of the opposite gender

 

[sinensispsyched]

Oh, you're right!