It was early November, 1999 when a mantis was observed at our basement window. We captured her and placed her in a shoebox, and then left for the evening. Upon returning, we opened the box, and to our surprise, she seemingly had escaped. She had actually just hung herself up under the lid.
The next morning, we contacted a professor at our local college, an entomologist. He told us what to feed her, and offered basic care guidance.
She lived with us until early February the next year, and what we learned literally changed our lives.
These are very sentient creatures. Communication is possible using symbols. They easily recognize concepts such as 鈥減lay鈥, 鈥渆at鈥, 鈥減rotect鈥, 鈥渇ight鈥.
Each mantis needs their own room, they are not happy in [mesh] hampers.
It was early November, 1999 when a mantis was observed at our basement window. We captured her and placed her in a shoebox, and then left for the evening. Upon returning, we opened the box, and to our surprise, she seemingly had escaped. She had actually just hung herself up under the lid.
The next morning, we contacted a professor at our local college, an entomologist. He told us what to feed her, and offered basic care guidance.
She lived with us until early February the next year, and what we learned literally changed our lives.
These are very sentient creatures. Communication is possible using symbols. They easily recognize concepts such as 鈥減lay鈥, 鈥渆at鈥, 鈥減rotect鈥, 鈥渇ight鈥.
Each mantis needs their own room, they are not happy in [mesh] hampers.