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I didn't know if this post should go in Humor, Pests, or Off-topic...


For my birthday a couple weeks ago my wife bought some Praying Mantis eggs balls for me. Each ball contained approximately 200 eggs. Instructions said "hang ball by string on a tree branch." We've been so busy that we never got around to hanging them outside, so they've been sitting on our kitchen counter. Well they decided to hatch in the kitchen. Little mantises EVERYWHERE!

I don't know if I should :lol: :cry: :shock: or :oops:
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ouch! the bright side is that I would bet your kids are having a grand time with all the little creepy crawlies to catch!
If it was my wife, she would tell me
"im at my parents house, call me when they are gone" :lol:
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ghmerrill wrote:ouch! the bright side is that I would bet your kids are having a grand time with all the little creepy crawlies to catch!
If it was my wife, she would tell me
"im at my parents house, call me when they are gone" :lol:
My wife is laughing about it. She stopped trying to move them outside, and just took the screen off the window and left the door open. I guess they are migrating on their own.

At least they should help keep the fruit flies at bay. :lol:
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LOL
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I did that one year. We take the egg case out of the fridge about now, and it seems to always hatch around Father's Day (strangely, usually ON Father's Day every year). One year we had the jar lid slightly off (for air) and they took over the kitchen.

Last year we didn't have any cases to overwinter in the fridge, but we were sitting on the deck when a swarm of the little guys emerged from under the deck and over us. I like to spread them around the yard and keep track of them over the summer (they don't move very much if they find a good spot).

They're really cool when they're small like that. I've got lots of photos and movies of hatchings (and mantises in general) if anybody is interested.
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WAAAAAY too funny!!! :lol: :lol:

My dad tells friends of the time I grew fruit flies in high school and they got out all over the house. Dad was not a happy camper back then... good thing he thinks it is funny now. He is 80. Brought back many memories.

I'll bet your kids had fun!!!
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Where did she get them from? I got a good laugh out of this :P
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She got them from a nursery called Enchanted Forest. It is only a couple miles from our house.
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Bamboo Outlaw wrote:Where did she get them from? I got a good laugh out of this :P
I can't resist. I just got some online here.
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