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Post by Doghouse6 on Jun 18, 2017 2:18:13 GMT
Oh, Doghouse, I'm the same! I do this with every critter, including boxelders. When I lived in the country, I carried scorpions (the small kind) in a glass more than once out to the front yard. And one time even did it with a big, beautiful tarantulla I found in my living room when I left the back door open and it came in. Can't bring myself to kill anything unless it's unavoidable. With the mantis, I'd just pick it up in my hand and carry it out. They are all holy to me - except maybe for indoor cockroaches. The outdoor cockroaches are fine, and they live for three years! Well, good for us! I figure any creatures have the right to live no matter how distasteful I may find them, and I'm not about to presume to decide otherwise. I'm happy to say this isn't a very buggy region, to all appearances: other than the odd spider here or there, dragonflies on summer evenings or occasional wasps or bees, the boxelders are what we see most of, and they're the most inoffensive of creepy-crawlies. I'm even happier to say I haven't seen a cockroach since I left California. |
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