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MPowerKai · 08-04-2006, 12:30 AM

I went outside to my car and I saw a giant brown thing on the windshield and it gave me a heart attack because I thought it was a huge spider but upon closer inspection it was a praying mantis so I ran back into my house and grabbed a jar, ran back to my car and caught it. I wanna keep it now but I don't know what to do first. Should I put leaves and twigs in there? Do mantis's need/drink water? Its about 2.5 inches long and a little less than q quarter inch wide so what type of bugs should I throw in there with him ants or crickets? Do they emit a smell because I think it's starting to smell...not bad but weird..

Any help is appreciated, thank you. For those of you who are thinking I should search google I have. I know they eat each other and the largest ones can grow up to 6.5 inches long but it doesn't answer these questions.....except for the food problem but I don't know what type of bugs to put in there.

Thanks again

PotenzaSub · 08-04-2006, 12:34 AM

As you may know, preying mantis's are endangered it is illegal to kill them. I would say just release it back into the wild

....plus, keeping an insect like a pet is kinda weird

teh DIRT · 08-04-2006, 12:43 AM

yeah def dont keep it....if it dies...someone may come to arrest you. haha na im playing, no one will ever know. what are you gona name it?

MPowerKai · 08-04-2006, 12:47 AM

It's the 2nd one I've ever seen in my life and this time I was old enough to catch it without being scared!!

I think I'm gonna name is Hunter

*edit*

I'm gonna name it Pnut!!!

ITSTOCK · 08-04-2006, 01:10 AM

Let him go! They are awesome "insects" in the wild and can fend for themselves. If you see them, be thankfull you have something to eat some of the bugs around your house.

doug · 08-04-2006, 01:39 AM

let it go before you kill it.

MPowerKai · 08-04-2006, 01:56 AM

Well you guys all suck. I let it go because you all made me feel guilty, catching it made me happier than getting my 19" csl rims since it was the 2nd one I ever saw in my life but I geuss I can buy some of those mantis they have at labs. It gave me a heart attack because it jumped lol. Anyway yea I usually kill insects except for a few and it would make me sad if a praying mantis died.....that and stag beetles.

I took pictures of him leaving

Bye Pnut

gary · 08-04-2006, 03:17 AM

so sad. Will you be ok? I think you need closure.

**TROLL** · 08-04-2006, 03:22 AM

looks cool but he def would have died if you kept him in a 'cage' so you can be happy that you made the decision to let him live on

ScoobyNubieToo! · 08-04-2006, 06:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PotenzaSub

As you may know, preying mantis's are endangered it is illegal to kill them. I would say just release it back into the wild

....plus, keeping an insect like a pet is kinda weird

That a BS myth that's been around for a long time. Check Snopes for more info......

TehWagon · 08-04-2006, 08:41 AM

i can't believe mike didn't see this! he hearts mantis's... manti...?

Scapegoat · 08-04-2006, 08:45 AM

I think the brown ones are the females anyway, best not to keep one of those in the house as it might be preggers.

I've found a few of them, one a baby about an inch or two long, on the wall of my sisters room...yeah, in the house.

They are cool critters, but they're definatly not pets.

Kerplunk105 · 08-04-2006, 08:50 AM

Aw! I'm glad you let him go. Every Spring I buy Praying Mantis' to release....its cool b/c they lay eggs and then "come back" every year.

http://www.planetnatural.com/site/xd...cial%20Insects

Intercooled T · 08-04-2006, 08:58 AM

i hate insects, but they eat other bugs, so what the hell, let 'em eat!

mr_eh · 08-04-2006, 09:34 AM

wait wait, why if it was a spider it would freak you out, but a preying mantis is ok?

Scapegoat · 08-04-2006, 09:39 AM

b/c spiders are freaking freaky!

Praying Mantis are freaking cool

dougiefresheq · 08-04-2006, 10:05 AM

the only Praying Mantis i seen in person was like when i was 10 years old sitting in pizza hut eatting pizza and he was walking in the middle of the store chilling and **** ..... then some lady was like OMG WTF A BIG ATTACK and ran over and stoped the liveing **** out of it and he died

i was cryign i think

MPowerKai · 08-04-2006, 10:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mr_eh

wait wait, why if it was a spider it would freak you out, but a preying mantis is ok?

All insects and arachnids and creepy crawlers freak me out except for the praying mantis and stag beetle lol. I am super afraid of Spiders because Because Spiders bite sometimes, They are hairy, they have 8 legs and eyes, they have fangs, the only Spider I like is Spiderman. I also am deftly afraid of cochroaches.

Blackv6Stang · 08-04-2006, 10:59 AM

At my work we've had 3 mantis cocoons or whatever hatch inside of jars because we find them on the plants that are for sale...and we def don't want someone buying plants nad having about 1,000 baby praying mantis running around. I'll post pics in a little bit. It was crazy how many there were

Edit: here's just a few of the ones from one egg sack that i took home to let go in my yard in hopes of seeing them agian. Pics were taken with cell phone

Now I cant even find them in these 2 pictures but oh well.

Kerplunk105 · 08-04-2006, 11:22 AM

aw neat!

08-04-2006, 08:50 AM	#13
Kerplunk105 Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: May 2006 Location: Langhorne, PA Member #1967 My Ride: 2007 Subaru Impreza iTrader: (2)	Aw! I'm glad you let him go. Every Spring I buy Praying Mantis' to release....its cool b/c they lay eggs and then "come back" every year. http://www.planetnatural.com/site/xd...cial%20Insects __________________ ~Elizabeth~

08-04-2006, 08:58 AM	#14
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08-04-2006, 09:34 AM	#15
mr_eh Tri-State Addict Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Staten Island, NY Member #1149 My Ride: Zenki S14 - Sold the SRT4 iTrader: (1)	wait wait, why if it was a spider it would freak you out, but a preying mantis is ok? __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. no thread for current s2000.

08-04-2006, 10:05 AM	#17
dougiefresheq Tri-State Addict Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: trash can Member #1602 My Ride: 88 civic iTrader: (0)	the only Praying Mantis i seen in person was like when i was 10 years old sitting in pizza hut eatting pizza and he was walking in the middle of the store chilling and ** ..... then some lady was like OMG WTF A BIG ATTACK and ran over and stoped the liveing ** out of it and he died i was cryign i think __________________ think out of the hood......

08-04-2006, 10:59 AM	#19
Blackv6Stang Tri-State Addict Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Langhorne, Pa Member #847 iTrader: (0)	At my work we've had 3 mantis cocoons or whatever hatch inside of jars because we find them on the plants that are for sale...and we def don't want someone buying plants nad having about 1,000 baby praying mantis running around. I'll post pics in a little bit. It was crazy how many there were Edit: here's just a few of the ones from one egg sack that i took home to let go in my yard in hopes of seeing them agian. Pics were taken with cell phone Now I cant even find them in these 2 pictures but oh well. __________________ -Ryan I love my saab 900. Used to have a 1997 mustang Last edited by Blackv6Stang; 08-04-2006 at 11:12 AM.

08-04-2006, 12:34 AM	#2
PotenzaSub Tri-State Addict Join Date: Jul 2006 Member #2213 iTrader: (0)	As you may know, preying mantis's are endangered it is illegal to kill them. I would say just release it back into the wild ....plus, keeping an insect like a pet is kinda weird

08-04-2006, 01:10 AM	#5
ITSTOCK Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Sep 2005 Member #844 iTrader: (0)	Let him go! They are awesome "insects" in the wild and can fend for themselves. If you see them, be thankfull you have something to eat some of the bugs around your house.

08-04-2006, 01:39 AM	#6
doug Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: May 2005 Location: Springfield, PA Member #450 My Ride: 2007 WRX STi Limited, 1969 Z/28 Camaro iTrader: (1)	let it go before you kill it.

08-04-2006, 03:17 AM	#8
gary Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northampton, PA Member #1638 My Ride: 2004 Hyundai Tiburon iTrader: (1)	so sad. Will you be ok? I think you need closure.

08-04-2006, 08:45 AM	#12
Scapegoat TST Ruined My Life! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: stop looking at my gold Member #1208 iTrader: (1)	I think the brown ones are the females anyway, best not to keep one of those in the house as it might be preggers. I've found a few of them, one a baby about an inch or two long, on the wall of my sisters room...yeah, in the house. They are cool critters, but they're definatly not pets.

08-04-2006, 09:39 AM	#16
Scapegoat TST Ruined My Life! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: stop looking at my gold Member #1208 iTrader: (1)	b/c spiders are freaking freaky! Praying Mantis are freaking cool

08-04-2006, 11:22 AM	#20
Kerplunk105 Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: May 2006 Location: Langhorne, PA Member #1967 My Ride: 2007 Subaru Impreza iTrader: (2)	aw neat! __________________ ~Elizabeth~

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