I'm curious if anyone here has had a praying mantis as a pet?
When I was very little, one of my brothers had a praying mantis. I just remember it hating me. It always flew at me and would chase me around the screened in porch while I screamed bloody murder!
Once I grew up, I did come to like the little creatures and even bought some from a mail order company to try to keep other insects around our yard down. I don't know what happened to all of them though. They quickly disappeared and I was very disappointed that not even one stuck around where I could see it, or have it make any difference to the rest of the insect population.
I imagine they would make an interesting pet if someone knew how to keep them housed and fed well.
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