Mantid update, kidney infection, and a new snarky usericon.

[oddharmonic]

Some mantid news:

• Rowan, our smaller juvenile mantid, passed away over the weekend. She wasn't a very good eater, so we weren't sure how long she'd live.
• Valentine, our larger juvenile mantid, passed the milestone of her first molt to reveal wings and is now a bit longer than my index finger. Even though her favorite pastime is watching TV, she

Comments

[greeneyed_devil]

Your icon gives me nightmares! I hate buggies!

[oddharmonic]

Sorry! I'll be better with it next time.

Do you like butterflies? We have a stunning one visiting our patio garden but I haven't photographed it yet.

[phoena]

I'm sorry to hear about the kidney infection! Hope you feel better soon!

~~~good healing vibes~~~~

[oddharmonic]

I'll get through it. I'm hoping since this one developed faster than previous ones it'll go away faster too. At any rate, I'm drinking enough water to singlehandledly affect drought conditions here. *wry grin*

The Gmail sponsored ads for this comment were great -- four ads about pest control, two gift catalogs, a place to buy mantid eggs and a place to buy wingless fruit flies (fed to young mantids). Hee.