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Posted: 11/6/2013 9:31:30 AM EDT

So I caught a Preying Mantis, now what?

Already fed him a fly

Posted: 11/6/2013 9:32:26 AM EDT

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Grow him into a giant mantis and use him to slay your enemies.

Posted: 11/6/2013 9:32:52 AM EDT

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Dinner thread?

Posted: 11/6/2013 9:33:31 AM EDT

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Stick your finger in his jar or what ever you have him in, and let him play it like a violin!!! It is really cute, and his saws and fangs can't pierce your flesh!! It almost tickles

Posted: 11/6/2013 9:33:39 AM EDT

[#4]

Teach it to do push ups
Post on you tube
Profit

Posted: 11/6/2013 9:34:11 AM EDT

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How big a meal can this guy handle?
He seems to big above average size....maybe 5-6" long

He/She seems hungry .....

Posted: 11/6/2013 9:34:19 AM EDT

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Posted: 11/6/2013 9:34:20 AM EDT

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One of the few insects that are home approved they just freak me out

Posted: 11/6/2013 9:34:22 AM EDT

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You must lead a very exciting life.

Put it in a coffee can and yell down into it, "It puts the lotion on its skin!"

Posted: 11/6/2013 9:34:41 AM EDT

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And make a saddle for it so you can ride it around town.

Posted: 11/6/2013 9:35:26 AM EDT

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Let it go? They're quite useful.

Posted: 11/6/2013 9:36:05 AM EDT

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Build him a little enclosure and keep him.

Posted: 11/6/2013 9:36:36 AM EDT

[#12]

post pics

Posted: 11/6/2013 9:36:58 AM EDT

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Ditto. Free the mantis, sir.

Posted: 11/6/2013 9:37:18 AM EDT

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+1.

Posted: 11/6/2013 9:38:43 AM EDT

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Free the mantis. If not feed him crickets which can you buy at pet stores.

Posted: 11/6/2013 9:38:46 AM EDT

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You must lead a very exciting life.

Put it in a coffee can and yell down into it, "It puts the lotion on its skin!"

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So I caught a Preying Mantis, now what?

Already fed him a fly

You must lead a very exciting life.

Put it in a coffee can and yell down into it, "It puts the lotion on its skin!"

Winner.

Posted: 11/6/2013 9:39:07 AM EDT

[#17]

Teach it to play the keybpards, he could be the sidekick on your very own talk show

Posted: 11/6/2013 9:39:52 AM EDT

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They are HIGHLY beneficial insects. I'd let it go, so it can do its good in your yard. Most kids grow out of the "catch it and keep it" phase by the time they hit Jr. High.

Posted: 11/6/2013 9:41:52 AM EDT

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Official state insect of connecticut.

Posted: 11/6/2013 9:43:03 AM EDT

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QUEEN BEE HAS SPOKEN!

Posted: 11/6/2013 9:43:32 AM EDT

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Study it to learn Kung Fu.

Posted: 11/6/2013 9:44:27 AM EDT

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Ditto. Free the mantis, sir.

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Ditto. Free the mantis, sir.

Free mantis with the purchase of any mantis of equal or greater value.

Posted: 11/6/2013 9:45:43 AM EDT

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I may fatten him up a bit before I send him on his way....

Posted: 11/6/2013 9:50:40 AM EDT

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Give him a real meal:

Posted: 11/6/2013 9:57:17 AM EDT

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The statement and your name/avatar are cracking me up.

Posted: 11/6/2013 9:57:44 AM EDT

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What is that?

Posted: 11/6/2013 9:58:58 AM EDT

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http://www.mediamikes.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/04/250px-Space_Ghost_Zorak.jpg

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This is by far the best idea so far.

Posted: 11/6/2013 9:59:11 AM EDT

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Give him a real meal:

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Free the mantis. If not feed him crickets which can you buy at pet stores.

Give him a real meal:

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Bet that'd be great steamed with garlic and italian herbs.

Posted: 11/6/2013 10:01:24 AM EDT

[#29]

Put it on your schlong and see what it does

Posted: 11/6/2013 10:08:13 AM EDT

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This time of year, and the fact that it still has its head, means it's probably a female that is looking to lay her eggs somewhere. Mantis' lay their eggs right before winter; usually have big fat abdomens. Again, probably a seriously pregnant female since after they lay their eggs they die.

Free the mantis!

Free the mantis!

Posted: 11/6/2013 10:10:02 AM EDT

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You must lead a very exciting life.

Put it in a coffee can and yell down into it, "It puts the lotion on its skin!"

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So I caught a Preying Mantis, now what?

Already fed him a fly

You must lead a very exciting life.

Put it in a coffee can and yell down into it, "It puts the lotion on its skin!"

I laughed way too hard at this. My coworkers are looking at me in a funny way.

Posted: 11/6/2013 10:12:04 AM EDT

[#32]

it is time for him to battle the jumping spider

Posted: 11/6/2013 10:13:29 AM EDT

[#33]

Free Hat!

Posted: 11/6/2013 10:23:33 AM EDT

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They make a showing around here in August and don't live long. Set him free to eat bugs and then be eaten by a bird and then you can kill and eat the bird, then poop in the woods and the flies will eat your poop.

Posted: 11/6/2013 10:26:00 AM EDT

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Have sex with it and report back what happens during the refractory period.

Posted: 11/6/2013 10:29:57 AM EDT

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Pray with him.

Posted: 11/6/2013 10:30:50 AM EDT

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Get both genders and watch them re-enact a typical marriage.

After reproducing, the female devours the male.

Posted: 11/6/2013 10:32:56 AM EDT

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You must lead a very exciting life.

Put it in a coffee can and yell down into it, "It puts the lotion on its skin!"

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So I caught a Preying Mantis, now what?

Already fed him a fly

You must lead a very exciting life.

Put it in a coffee can and yell down into it, "It puts the lotion on its skin!"

Coffee out of the nose isn't pleasant, you bastard

Posted: 11/6/2013 10:33:05 AM EDT

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Official state insect of connecticut.

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That's because our fucking politicians prey on the taxpayers just like the mantis preys on other insects.

Symbolism, doncha know.

Posted: 11/6/2013 10:38:06 AM EDT

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I had a big green one on my glass patio door for about a month, he'd sit there and chainsaw through the moths that would land on the window. Saw him eat 5, roughly a third the size of himself EACH, in less than 10 minutes.

Posted: 11/6/2013 10:38:57 AM EDT

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Allow the female Mantis to deposit her eggs into your urethra.

Then bite her head off..

Posted: 11/6/2013 10:40:16 AM EDT

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remove the tritium pellet from one of your night sights and feed it to him. Give it a day or two, then begin training your new monster for world domination.

Posted: 11/6/2013 10:42:35 AM EDT

[#43]

Let it go.

I've got a few of them around the house. They are neat.

Posted: 11/6/2013 10:43:23 AM EDT

[#44]

Praying, not preying.

Posted: 11/6/2013 10:53:32 AM EDT

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They make a showing around here in August and don't live long. Set him free to eat bugs and then be eaten by a bird and then you can kill and eat the bird, then poop in the woods and the flies will eat your poop.

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Circle of life

Posted: 11/6/2013 11:01:32 AM EDT

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MY 4 yr old caught one last week. we've kept it in a bug enclosure thing and feed it crickets. its pretty badass.

Posted: 11/6/2013 11:01:38 AM EDT

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Posted: 11/6/2013 11:02:02 AM EDT

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Will it blend?

Just kidding of course. I just set them loose outside when they get in the house. Usually after playing with them for a moment or two. They are neat and one of the few insects I don't automaticly want to kill on sight.