jackogrady
09-12-2008, 07:42 PM
i got some baby newzeland praying mantis, and in my incompitance, bought a small box of little crickets, which i had found out that they are to big for the 10mmx1mm mantids to catch, then i found out that they eat the little tiny fruitflies and i was like :eek:. and then i thought: fruitflies are about the same size as ants, so i went outside and just picked up an and (trying not to cripple it) and put it into my little delivery pot (because the containers ive got are too big) and let the mantis get to work but i just gigled as it missed it and i went of to do some karate and 2 hours later i came back, the ant was still there so i picked it up and the mantis but the mantis just ran away!:confused: so i thought if i crippled the ant NOW, the mantis would get it (ants being speedy little ****s), and she still ran away, so maybe the little ant is not for the mighty mantis. but i still dont see why the mantis shouldnt eat the ant, would anybody please explain:confused: