I got some Praying Mantis egg cases and put them in jars and wait to release them until they hatch. Today one of the jars was full of newly hatched Praying Mantises. I quickly sprinkled them throughout the landscape, hoping some live to adulthood.
Daily Archives: May 10, 2016
Iowa Prairie Crabapple
There are a few native Crabapples on my Oasis. They go by the name of Prairie Crabapple. These native Crabapples of Iowa have beautiful pink flowers, but the fruit is not palatable to me.
Mantis Hatch
One of my Mantis egg cases hatched in the jar they were in. There were a lot of newborn Praying Mantises, ready to be released onto my Oasis.