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babies are hatching (hexbear.net)
submitted 5 months ago by context@hexbear.net to c/earth@hexbear.net

it's about danged time, that egg sac has been there a while, i was getting worried

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[-] FlakesBongler@hexbear.net 11 points 5 months ago
[-] context@hexbear.net 8 points 5 months ago

this is the correct plural

[-] VapeNoir@hexbear.net 7 points 5 months ago

The singular of mantis is mantum. The plural of mantum is mantums.

[-] mustGo@hexbear.net 5 points 5 months ago

manatees

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nuts

[-] AssortedBiscuits@hexbear.net 4 points 5 months ago

I placed the egg sac in one of those clear plastic soup containers, and the most surprising thing was that the mantises hatched in successive waves. They didn't all hatch at once, and it wasn't like a trickle of mantises either. It would be kinda cool if the mantises somehow knew that they were stuck in a plastic container and purposely only hatched enough so they wouldn't be overcrowded although I have no idea how they would possibly know this.

[-] tactical_trans_karen@hexbear.net 4 points 5 months ago

Squeee!! I love baby mantises, they're so cute!!

this post was submitted on 09 Jun 2024
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