praying mantis

[gomezladdams]

There was a big one(8-10") on my car years ago thought I would keep him for a pet reached out toward him and he grabbed my hand with his forelegs and bit me on the finger!I decided not to keep him

 

[Filthy Sanchez]

As promised a link to purchase mantids....

http://statequarters.20m.com/prayingmantis.html

 

[guppy]

Sweet link, thanks.

 

[dapike1979]

To bad all mantids but the chines mantid are illegal in Canada!!

 

[Filthy Sanchez]

Weird thing in California, many species are illegal too purchase at pet stores now, yet you can go to a garden center and buy egg sacs of those very same species, because thay fall under organic pest control laws.

 

[yaboystan]

anyone know if wild mantises live around nor cal?

 

[Filthy Sanchez]

More prevalent towards the deltsa in the sac area. I've caught a few wild mantids here, and I live in the bay area, near San Jose.

 

[yaboystan]

i live in san leandro ... i dont ever remember seeing one tho

 

[Filthy Sanchez]

i live in san leandro ... i dont ever remember seeing one tho

They're pretty rare down this way, up near Walnut Creek / Concord area they're more common. Really common near the likes of Brentwood etc. closer to the Delta.

 

[Ikhan Bettah]

sweet mantis pics