Awwwww... Picture of my pet inside...Too cute

[johnnie]

[GreenPartyVoter]

1. Oh so cuddly!

[johnnie]

4. Yeah

Every morning he jumps up on my bed and spits tobacco in my face to wake me up. He's so cute.

[Mutley]

2. i actually like praying mantisissis

or whatever the plural is. :crazy:

they're neat lookin!

[johnnie]

5. When I was younger (5 or 6)

We had them all over the yard. I used to put them in a jar with grasshoppers and watch nature take it's course. I feel bad now, but back then..I did a bit of experimenting with nature.

[Mutley]

8. lol

that's okay. you were just a kid who didn't know better.

[bleedingheart]

3. The Chamber of Metamorphosis

[In_The_Wind]

6. We buy cocoons every Spring and watch them emerge.

I'm beginning to see more adults on my plants every year.

:hi:B-)

[johnnie]

7. I rarely see them anymore

As I said above, they used to be all over the yard when I was young. :hi:

[In_The_Wind]

9. agricultural supply stores sell the cocoons

If you have any yard at all you could reintroduce them locally.

Think how cool it would be to know that you were helping to rid your yard of mosquitoes naturally.

BTW ~ very cute pet !

[johnnie]

10. Thanks!

His name is "Spike"

[In_The_Wind]

12. cool name ~ Spike !

:thumbsup:

[nytemare]

11. Who let Ann Coulter in?

Whatever you do, don't attempt to mate with it!

[johnnie]

13. It's a he

And Ann is a... umm, nevermind.
Good advice.