Tiny Friends
We found an ootheca recently, and brought it in to watch the hatching of 85+ tiny (less than 1cm long) mantids. They have now taken up residence in the garden hopefully keeping the early spring aphids at bay.
We found an ootheca recently, and brought it in to watch the hatching of 85+ tiny (less than 1cm long) mantids. They have now taken up residence in the garden hopefully keeping the early spring aphids at bay.
Posted by Eric Heupel at 3:29 PM
Labels: Arthropoda, Insect
Awwww what a little darling!
ReplyDeleteThats awesome! My son tried to keep a fiddler crab in the house, but we didn't have an aquarium. He oculdn't understand why the crab couldn't walk the house all the time (we let crab loose in the living for a bit, kids were ecstatic). Also, my 2 yr old daughter started torturing the poor thing so I returned it to the marsh.
ReplyDeleteTime to get the wee lad a hermit crab! Great fun, and the shell strongly impedes any serious torture a well balanced toddler can dish up.
ReplyDeleteSuch an adorable picture! :D It's so cuuuuute!
ReplyDeleteThere it sits, planning the extinction of mankind.
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Jenifer
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