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My favorites are bumblebees and jumping spiders, cute little critters!

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[–] bulwark@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Praying mantis are fun to play with if you come across them. They can be really inquisitive and will happily accept "gifts" if you give them a grasshopper or a fly. They're absolutely brutal when they eat.

[–] BootLoop@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 day ago

I caught one as a kid. Kept it for about a day and then released it. I fed it a grasshopper and it removed the head. Very cool experience overall.