The babies have hatched!
After watching, and waiting ... and waiting and watching ... they're here!!!
We took a trip to a park yesterday morning, and when we came back, countless miniature praying mantises were crawling all around. We set most of them free around our yard already, but (of course) the girls wanted to keep some as pets. So we kept three for ourselves and gave three to another little bug enthusiast down the street.
To be honest, these bugs totally freak me out, but watching the girls run through the grass in the evening to catch tiny little fruit flies for their food source is simply the best. The not so great part is realizing that the praying mantises eat when we eat. Let's just say, dining with bugs eating other bugs doesn't do a lot for one's appetite!
Now, we're just waiting for our cecropia moths to hopefully emerge and Hannah's ant farm to arrive, and our budding entomologists will be overjoyed!
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