Some Facts About the Praying Mantis In comparison with other pets (e.g. dogs, cats, parakeets) mantises have a short life-span, hatching in spring and dying in late fall or early winter. During her lifetime, a female mantis will typically mate during her life, and then store the male’s sperm until she is ready to lay ...
Is it illegal to kill a praying mantis? The quick answer is no. Yet most of the United States population believes it is a crime to do so, with the collected belief that the large insect is an endangered species. This assumption is also untrue. It may be entirely possible that your state has its ...
How cool was it when you were a kid to find a praying mantis sitting by the front door or in the garden waiting for a hapless bug to come along and become dinner? If you were like most kids, you watching it for a minute or so and then ran back into the house ...
The Praying Mantis is many people’s favorite insect due to their fascinating appearance. Many people, when encountering a praying mantis, are tempted to hold or touch the insect. Many, however, also think twice for fear of receiving a praying mantis bite. Many of these people, watching nature shows, have seen the female praying mantis bite ...
Just a few clicks of the mouse brought the most wonderful package to our home last March. Upon opening the package – we discovered exactly what we had been anticipating – our praying mantis egg case had safely arrived. What did this contraption look like? Well, I can only describe it as a cross between ...
Sure, we all know that bugs are just bugs. But what happens when you find a bug that makes a really good pet? Well here’s what happens. You learn things that you never knew about that bug before. In this case, I’m talking about praying mantises aka mantids. Praying mantises are cousins of roaches. They ...