Grades K–5. Students learn about mantis behavior and life cycle as they observe the mantises hatch, hunt, molt, and grow. Egg cases contain 50-150 baby mantises. Hatching usually takes 2 to 8 weeks, so please be patient! Includes a small starter fruit fly culture to feed babies.

Grades K–5. Students learn about mantis behavior and life cycle as they observe the mantises hatch, hunt, molt, and grow. Egg cases contain 50-150 baby mantises. Hatching usually takes 2 to 8 weeks, so please be patient! Kit includes an egg case, a small starter fruit fly culture to feed babies, easy instructions, fun activities, and a 24 x 24" poster. Kit can be shipped with egg case and fruit flies included (item #144088) or with a voucher to request perishable material later at your convenience (item #144089).

Note: Available January to May only. Mantises cannot be released in CT.