Some of you may have known that I have placed 5 mantis egg sacks around my property. You may think I am crazy or may think it is a neat idea, either way I was lucky enough to watch as they hatched out of one of those sacks! Unfortunately for me as soon as I got out there with my camera the battery died, then Lori's camera (a point and shoot) would not focus on the little guys. So, I ran back in, plugged the battery in, and had a cup of coffee. I took a little video using Lori's camera and while it is not in focus you can get the idea.
This link has a very simple graphic of the life cycle of the Praying Mantis if you are interested. When I was cutting back my ornamental grasses this year I found 2 of the mantis egg sacks, however, I had already ordered the other 3 ($12). As far as I can tell this sack in the pictures is the 2nd one that has hatched so far. Very cool!
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