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09-16-13, 09:14 PM
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my little bugger Jerry
hi all, im new to the insect/invertebrate world. but i found this little guy outside my house early august and thought he was so cool. since i have had him he has molted "shed" twice (im used to snake terms haha). he has been so cool to have watching him hunt and track his prey, they have such amazing eyesight he tracks me from across the room. incredibly aggressive too, he lets me hold him but man anything else he kills. ive been catching crickets, ants, grasshoppers, beetles, and flys and am currently trying to get him to eat minnows!
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09-16-13, 09:39 PM
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Re: my little bugger Jerry
Very nice! My brother and I used to catch these all the time when we were kids and keep them for months. They are startlingly intelligent!
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09-17-13, 07:14 AM
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Re: my little bugger Jerry
Such a cute little guy.
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09-17-13, 07:21 AM
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Re: my little bugger Jerry
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They are startlingly intelligent!
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More than snakes?
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09-17-13, 09:29 AM
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Re: my little bugger Jerry
I'm not sure about more than snakes ... Maybe as much as a snake?
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09-17-13, 09:31 AM
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Re: my little bugger Jerry
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Originally Posted by Charis
I'm not sure about more than snakes ... Maybe as much as a snake?
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Lol it would be cool if they were. Mantises look so alien.
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09-17-13, 10:38 AM
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Re: my little bugger Jerry
I've always loved mantises 
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09-17-13, 12:30 PM
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Re: my little bugger Jerry
Mantises are so cool! Great photos 
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09-18-13, 10:17 PM
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Re: my little bugger Jerry
thanks all, crazy how good those iphone cameras are. hes been so cool to have, dosnt mind being handled. i fed him a minnow yesterday, he watches them swim around underneath him but he dosnt like the water so he just watches lol
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09-25-13, 10:14 PM
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Re: my little bugger Jerry
well he molted again! and now he has wings! i actually got to watch parts of his molting it was really cool to see how they break out of the old skin.
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09-27-13, 08:32 AM
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Re: my little bugger Jerry
awsome time to let him fly off and find a mate then?
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09-27-13, 03:10 PM
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Re: my little bugger Jerry
He's a handsome bloke. Mantids are nifty critters.
I would suggest letting him go while he may still be able to find a mate.
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