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Posted 6h ago by @SpyderLily

This is Abyt, my little mantis buddy. πŸ˜πŸ˜πŸ–€ He loves to "ha...

This is Abyt, my little mantis buddy. πŸ˜πŸ˜πŸ–€ He loves to "hang out" (see what I did, there? πŸ˜‚) on Zenai, one of my two braided trees. I'm not sure if he actually lives ON her, but that is the only place I ever see him, so it's a fair enough assumption. πŸ€·πŸ»β€β™€οΈπŸ€·πŸ»β€β™€οΈπŸ˜‚ And yes, I'm almost certain it's the same mantis. I believe he just went through a molt stage, thus, the colour change.
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10” pot with drainage
Last watered 3 days ago
What a cutie! πŸ₯°
What a beauty
@Malagueña I know, isn't he gorgeous!? 😍😍😍
Awww I love that!
I love mantis! Amazing creatures. When I taught 5th grade, the kids caught one and we kept it in a terrarium for about a month. Little did I know it had laid eggs, and one day I walked into my classroom to HUNDREDS of tiny, perfect mantis babies ALL OVER THE ROOM! Lol!
@MamaLinne OMG that's epic 😍
@SpyderLily it was a great day!!
I just got some more πŸ–€πŸ–€πŸ˜
My favorite insect!
I used to have a praying mantis living on one of my house plants for weeks until he disappeared and I never saw him again. 😒
@SpyderLily hiding from his spouse maybe? πŸ€”πŸ˜‚
i wish i had a mantis!! those pictures are gorgeous and your plants are absolutely stunning πŸ₯°
Beautiful!
@MamaLinne I might have freaked out a bit lol
@DreamMachine πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜˜πŸ”ͺ
I’ve got one too!
I love him πŸ’™ Mantises are so cool!
For anyone who is wondering, Abyt is the Egyptian mantis god who guides deceased souls to Anubis to be judged for the afterlife. ... I LOVE ancient mythology LOL
... I admit it, I'm obsessed πŸ˜³πŸ˜³πŸ˜…πŸ€£

I've been tempted to go put him on Jezebel in hopes that he will help me with the mealybugs, but they're so slow I doubt they would trigger his predatory responses πŸ€”πŸ€” Although, I have read that juvenile males are somewhat more likely to eat those little buggers.

On another note, as much as I don't want to lose Abyt... I really need him to go out and find himself a mistress so they can make babies together.... I DEFINITELY need help with all the infernal frigging grasshoppersπŸ€¦πŸ»β€β™€οΈπŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚