Matty's Friend

A few weeks ago I posted about our "pet" praying mantis, Matty.  Well, we've been watching Matty grow and move around more, and yes, (s)he is still here.  Last week Paul commented on how much bigger and greener Matty is now.  Still not that big, but about the size of a grass hopper now.

So this morning I was pretty confused when I went to the plant.  "How thin you look Matt.  And oh so pale again."  Maybe the mantis is sick?  Have I been watering the plant too much? Not enough?  As I bent down to get a closer look something moved on a large leaf about 2 inches away.  It was Matty.  "But...if that is Matty (big and green), who is this little white guy?"

I have no clue where the new guy came from, but I hope Matty doesn't him.  He could not physically eat Matty as he is about 1/3 the size.  He?...she?...it is young.


If you can see the zoomed in view of the top picture, you would see that the new guy is basically transparent.  We can see four little dots in his stomach!  Probably his siblings.