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Pamelahaley · 11/07/2010, 07:53 AM

I know you've stated a mantis will bury and eat the molt but, would a mantis, like some crabs and shrimp I've had, use the molt as a decoy outside the lair until the shell hardens?

11/07/2010, 07:53 AM	#42
Pamelahaley Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Marietta, GA Posts: 96	I know you've stated a mantis will bury and eat the molt but, would a mantis, like some crabs and shrimp I've had, use the molt as a decoy outside the lair until the shell hardens?