Yah, one of the joys of allowing slang terms into biology of any sort.
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Best Answer gcsnelling , September 25 2017 - 5:40 PM
Looks rather like a Carolina mantis to me.
Go to the full postYah, one of the joys of allowing slang terms into biology of any sort.
Similarly, "lab" is not a proper word, the appropriate term is "laboratory."
On the subject of the ooth being fertile... it's rather rare for female insects to last a long time without mating. Female mantids release pheromones that attract males from a considerable distance. Given that you found two there's clearly a strong population and the chance that the mantis never mated is exceedingly low.
Similarly, "lab" is not a proper word, the appropriate term is "laboratory."
On the subject of the ooth being fertile... it's rather rare for female insects to last a long time without mating. Female mantids release pheromones that attract males from a considerable distance. Given that you found two there's clearly a strong population and the chance that the mantis never mated is exceedingly low.
I've actually caught like five at this point! ya, they are very common.
I accidentally froze all my ants
Do you plan to keep them? What will you be housing them in? What will you be feeding them?
Do you plan to keep them? What will you be housing them in? What will you be feeding them?
I'm gonna keep the egg sac and collect some more. I plan on doing some research and starting mantid keeping next spring.
I accidentally froze all my ants
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