After dropping O off at school, I went to spray the preying mantis pods with water when something caught my eye. Looking closer, I realized that it was over 300 hatchlings. I sat there and watched as more birthed their way out of the pod (what better way to spend a morning, right?). I sprayed the water and then I began to panic. What are they going to eat?
I called every pet store within a twenty mile radius. Apparently, no stores in our area sells fruit flies. I went online to find out how much it would cost to have them overnighted. TOO MUCH! Then I called every petstore within a 30 minute radius. Score! Petco carries them. I drove there hoping no cop would pull me over for speeding because who's going to believe this story ... or the fact that I would speed to feed preying mantises.
I bought two jars at $10 a piece. The clerk told me I'd need a jar per week. I did the math...if I'm to keep them for three months, the total amount of money it will cost to feed these guys is $120.00. Did I mention this was a "gift" from my mom? Oh what I could cross off my Nordstrom wish list for that price! Probably nothing. Kindergarten SUCKS!
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