Wanted! PRAYING MANTIS (insect)

[Capt. Canada]

If anyone finds a praying mantis, capture it and I will give you $10 for each one. I am located in Toronto, so this applies only to fellow Torontonians.

If you see one, but are scared... don't worry they don't bite. :cheesygri

If you find one and want to sell it, you can reach me at my email : z24_dennis@hotmail.com

Cheers

[Nubee]

hmmm, this is an easy way of making money ;)

[neostylez]

are u gonna eat the insect? urgh! ewww

[orangelmo]

:cheesygri probably make 2 of them fight and bet on whos gonna win right?

[Big Brother]

For some reason, this reminds me of pokemon.

*throws a pokeball at Capt.Canada*

[Spyder187]

I remember when I found this huge one over in Singapore. It was like 20 centimetres long and it was huge. They don't bite but their arms are very sharp and serated(?). They might cut you.

[sungfra]

So how does this praying mantis dude look like? Feel likes talking to the bounty hunter :cheesygri

[birdhou53]

http://www.wildlife-gardening.org.uk/Galleries%5CPlaces%5CLaRoque2004%5Cpraying-mantis-040810.jpg

[c0ulter]

Hmm they are quite abundant where I live. Might have go round up a dozen or so and head to TO.

[WiseOx]

Interesting, I didn't even know the lived in Ontario. Never seen one.

[Sanjuro]

This is the strangest wanted ad I've seen...

[xb0xb0y]

i've only seen one in all my years living in the GTA. has anyone ever seen them around???

[actyper]

One crawled up my back a few years ago. Freakiest thing in the world.

[sPiKyAZN]

heh wait Capt. Canada are you sure there are praying mantis in GTA? Are you going to pay us $50 for every dodo bird we find to? lol jk

[Blazin_Sunfire]

If anyone finds a praying mantis, capture it and I will give you $10 for each one. I am located in Toronto, so this applies only to fellow Torontonians.

If you see one, but are scared... don't worry they don't bite. :cheesygri

If you find one and want to sell it, you can reach me at my email : z24_dennis@hotmail.com

Cheers


can we ask what you are going to do with them?
btw they are in toronto fo sho! but i would say they are rare.

[jooksingjai77]

they're in toronto for sure. One flew on my back one night when I was at metro square. I had no idea they could fly

[Sash[DSL]]

ill pray for you if you give me $10 :D

[jaracas]

males can fly, females are too heavy.

there are 2 species living in Ontario, both are immigrants brought in as pest control originally.
Mantis religiosa - from Europe
Tenodera spp (probably sinensis) - Asia
Both grow to 100mm maximum, look similar, colour ranges from green through brown (depending on the weather before the last moult actually, if it was very dry they turn brown, if it was wet and humid they go or stay green)

there is a sp. native to Canada (BC i think) but it's pretty small and i cant remember its name, lol

[Capt. Canada]

You guys are all too funny! I really only want 1 or 2... and no not to eat. ;)

I remember having one when I was a kid, they are pretty cool to watch. I used to hand feed it grasshoppers and crickets. I had it living in a little aquarium then later on put him on a plant in my house. He stayed there all day, and even though they can fly he never did. The downside is that they only live from spring to fall.

I know you can buy Mantis egg sacs from some garden stores and let them hatch in your backyard. They are great at reducing the annoying insects in your backyard.

Anyways, i recently found one at work ( i work construction). They are so cool, but I would like a couple more, but they are so rare to find.

So yeah... that's my little story on the mantis request.

Cheers