This spring we found four praying mantis egg cases in our bushes.
Several years ago we ordered two egg cases and hatched a gazillion mantises.
We're pretty sure these new ones are descendants of that first batch.
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| We hung a couple of them on the screen porch. |
At the end of May, they made their debut.
It is fascinating to see them emerge.
They were yellow at first.
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| They pour out. Too many to count! |
We released them all over the yard.
It's been fun to spy them scattered in the flower beds.
They are green now and have tripled in size.
