Me vs. 300 Bugs.

There are lots of cool photos of praying mantises on pinterest. Ok. There is really just one, that people pin over and over.
Cute  . . . we get it, praying mantis riding a bike.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2128668/Amazing-nature-Like-mantis-needs-bicycle-Incredible-close-shot-praying-mantis-Borneo-makes-viewers-double-take.html

Then I saw this one . . . and I was inspired to get baby praying mantises for my kids to hold on their hand. 

http://themetapicture.com/baby-praying-mantis/

So  . . . we bought an egg case. A rather dried up brown looking thing that sat in a tupperware on the kitchen counter for six weeks.  Every few days I had to convince my husband not to throw it out. 

And then one day we looked in the box . . .300 baby praying mantis were swarming around.

Out to the back yard we went. . be free . .be free.

And then I got my winner photo to pin on Pinterest.  Max with a baby Praying Mantis. Not bad.  I do realize that his nails need to be cleaned and cut.  . . but other than that . . I think I win this competition.

My winner activity.  My winner photo.