Comments on: Praying Mantis Named Yorick

By: Sean

Sean — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:56:12 +0000

My praying mantis is dying!! what do i do!! plzzz help!!

By: Shanny

Shanny — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 22:38:55 +0000

i found a praying mantis in august and I found out that mantids die in the winter time. its very weak now, and now it only drinks water.im so attached to it, and im very sad to see her suffering like that. her name is mindy

By: Cyrus

Cyrus — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 04:19:54 +0000

today i found a mantis next to my brothers head he might have smashed or sumthing but from what i just read its dieing of old age now i feel so attached to the mantis even though ive only have it for a few hours its really nice that all of u guys had mantiss as pets

By: Doris

Doris — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 03:20:55 +0000

I have one that turned up on my desk one day and its been here ever since it watches me alot though. Do they by any chance bite humans. I enjoy its company but now Im wonderinf if they bite?

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Amy’s Gripping Commentary » New pigs! — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 15:43:02 +0000

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By: Kevin Connolly

Kevin Connolly — Mon, 05 May 2008 20:32:58 +0000

Last summer, the family and I made a road trip across the country. In Elk City, Oklahoma, I came out to put bags in the car one morning and there was a mantis on the luggage rack. I looked at her and she looked at me. Making eye contact with an insect is a very interesting experience. I felt I was interacting with an animal that was at least as aware of my presence as a cat or dog would be.

Went into the hotel and advised the family to approach the car quietly and we might be in for a treat. What a surprise: when my wife took out the camera, the mantis took note. It began to dance. It put on a show that in some ways, reminded me of Tai Chi. It danced down to one end of the rack, turned around, waved its forelimbs in the air, and repeated its routine.

I say that whoever kills a mantis, it is as if they had killed the entire world, and who saves a mantis, it is as if they had saved the world. Definitely a sentient creature.

By: BDM

BDM — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 22:45:26 +0000

HELP!!!!! my mantises just hatched and they r already acting weak and not walking. please guys, help me

By: KNH

KNH — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 18:58:59 +0000

Thanks for the well-wishes for our mantis. I think it’s great that her babies will be released into your garden. It takes a special person to give so much care to a “bug!”

By: Mara Davidowski

Mara Davidowski — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 22:18:25 +0000

[quote comment=""]Awww – how sweet and loving of you guys![/quote]
I have a pet and her name is mrs, mantis. I found her in august but i think she is about to pass on. She is barely moving, and won’t eat. I keep hoping that maybe she is just about to molt and not about to die, but she has lived on longer than expected. In her glass house, she has layed 3 different egg cases. I am very excited to see the little ones hatch. Some people laugh when i tell them i have a mantis as a pet, but i’ve grown quite attached to this inquisitive little creature. I can pick her up without her attacking me and i’ve even trained her to eat food held on the tip of a pair of tweezers. Its neat to walk past her and see her head move around to follow me. My fiance and i walked outside one day and found her by the lamp post and she’s been my pet ever since. Who knew you could get so attached to a bug! i’m so sad she’s about to leave, but i have about 1-200 little ones to look forward to in the spring that will hopefully live long lives in my garden! If you guys ever find another one and want to keep it, you can buy crickets at any pet store for pretty cheap, and i think it’s cool you guys took care of her. Mantids are good luck!

By: Mymsie

Mymsie — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 00:45:41 +0000

Awww – how sweet and loving of you guys!