wentbout to smoke after eating dinner atather in laws seen this mantis hangin out

[kingshockey]

Jist hangin there waiting for porch light to go on for a meal

 

[TheraMygale]

Looking ready. I stopped all breeding projects. No more moths no more mantises. Nothing. Just my pet rocks and them some.

nothing more interesting then a hunting mantis!

 

[kingshockey]

Looking ready. I stopped all breeding projects. No more moths no more mantises. Nothing. Just my pet rocks and them some.

nothing more interesting then a hunting mantis!

its been a few years since i last seen a wild one wife and i plan to buy a house soon once we do and i get some plants growing i'll buy a few mantis sacs to let loose in our yard

 

[TheraMygale]

If you can buy near a field, you will have best of chances.

just by looking at a patch of land i can tell if mantises will be there.

i tried to introduce them on my land but so far, nothing has given results. I gave egg sacs to everyone i know that has good habitat land. Still no resultats.

you can try as much as you can: if habitat is not alreasy established, it will
Fail.

it takes two to tango.

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

If you can buy near a field, you will have best of chances.

just by looking at a patch of land i can tell if mantises will be there.

i tried to introduce them on my land but so far, nothing has given results. I gave egg sacs to everyone i know that has good habitat land. Still no resultats.

you can try as much as you can: if habitat is not alreasy established, it will
Fail.

it takes two to tango.

I used to see them in Minerva ,or in the country rarely see them in the city saw 2 in 3 years.

 

[Brewser]

Mantis is Praying for Prey...

 

[Arachnophobphile]

I love mantids and they do have a sense of intelligence to them when I interacted with them.

Back in the 70's here in Illinois they were abundant. They were everywhere and big ones too. Females were huge.

Now.....they are very rare. It could be from agriculture over the decades and pollution that decimated their numbers.

The last one I seen was a few years ago that I posted a photo of.

 

[kingshockey]

i wouldnt actually mind keeping one they just dont live long enough

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

I love mantids and they do have a sense of intelligence to them when I interacted with them.

Back in the 70's here in Illinois they were abundant. They were everywhere and big ones too. Females were huge.

Now.....they are very rare. It could be from agriculture over the decades and pollution that decimated their numbers.

The last one I seen was a few years ago that I posted a photo of.

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Pesticides, deforestation, hunting for pet trade etc .. lack of food because those causes killed moths off here .