Praying Mantids! (LOTs'O'photos)

At my work we sell praying mantis eggs. We normally keep them in the cooler but in spring we sell them. Once they warm up over a few weeks they hatch. And when that happens, we cant sell them. So I take the baby mantids and put them outside where we sell our plants. A few weeks ago I came across two and took them home with me. Now they're in my garden.

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Omg!! :D How cool!!! I have a new appreciation for bugs because I have to raise some for a class...
:eh: Unfortunately they look like the kind of bug that only a mother could love. I'd love to raise one of those! Really nice close ups.

One of my favourit insects :)

Why can't you sell the grown ones, though?

I used to love playing with praying mantids when I was a kid. I would let them walk all over my hand and whatnot. But now they kinda creep me out, lol

Great pics though! :D

They are awesome!!! If you could have a caption next to them "Hey, what you looking at"

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Those are so cool, one of my favorite bugs. I like how they really seem to be looking at you with their little alien faces.

Nice pics, by the way!

heheh Really nice pics, the preying mantis' look so funny (dont you think?only me probably)
But I want to see more of what you take, because these are really good. :)

Awesome pics. I miss these little guys (sometimes big actually). Haven't seen one since I moved to Florida. They remind me of walking sticks. related?