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Forum: General Stuff Topic: Praying Mantises started by: GORDON Posted by GORDON on Dec. 30 2010,05:03
Here's a little tidbit of info you may or may not have known, but could save you trouble in the future:Praying mantis egg clutches rely on the presence of heat to know when to hatch, not time or daylight or anything else. Our freshly cut christmas tree had a clutch of praying mantis eggs on it. Posted by GORDON on Dec. 30 2010,05:07
fake edit - Actually I noticed the egg sack immediately and cut it off and put them in the kid's "Bug Jar," figuring the mesh-like sides would keep them in IF they hatched before spring. Nope.Should have put the whole thing out in the cold garage. Posted by unkbill on Dec. 30 2010,05:14
Wonder if they are a species on decline. I saw a few last year and remembered seeing them alot as a kid.
Posted by GORDON on Dec. 30 2010,05:20
(unkbill @ Dec. 30 2010,08:14) QUOTE Wonder if they are a species on decline. I saw a few last year and remembered seeing them alot as a kid. The trees at the tree farm, there were 1-3 egg cases per tree, that I saw. We also saw a huge mantis on the privacy fence last summer. Big as the kid's head. Posted by Malcolm on Dec. 30 2010,09:23
They kick ass for keeping pests away from your garden. And they look bad-ass.
Posted by GORDON on Dec. 30 2010,11:34
Yeah, I wish they weren't all outside dead.
Posted by Malcolm on Dec. 30 2010,12:32
You can buy them pretty cheap.
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