So. The mantid ooth my friend sent me hatched today.
'Nuff said.
My mother was paranoid as HELL.
When I was in 5th grade, I had a wild caught adult female who laid 3 ooths. It was about November when she died, and my mom called the local wildlife center to see if the eggs were gonna hatch. They said get them outside ASAP. But we forgot and a day after the call the eggs hatched early in the morning without our knowing in a container with very large vents.
So. We had tons of baby mantids roaming our house. So she's making sure I can contain them this time. XD