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title: "If you neglect a garden box for 5 years and let the berries and weeds…"
description: "If you neglect a garden box for 5 years and let the berries and weeds get outta control, you too can have a mantis hotel. You're welcome"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg/WOYdC9WBL85g5NFUwDwziA?language=es"
community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Christina"
published: "2026-10-12T14:57:38.112991Z"
language: "en"
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# If you neglect a garden box for 5 years and let the berries and weeds…

_Publicado por Christina el 2026-10-12_

If you neglect a garden box for 5 years and let the berries and weeds get outta control, you too can have a mantis hotel. You're welcome

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![Adjunto 2 de 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/8RoxPak5YLy4dIduutbPGBLiR_zbSZ6ojYQ9GOZame8/Z-i1muBjScqFViF7Qeve7g.webp?size=large)

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## 7 comentarios

### Reptile0 comentó el 2026-10-12

Cool!!!

### Diana comentó el 2026-10-12

Amazing!!!

### KJM comentó el 2026-10-12

I love praying mantis they are such amazing creatures. I will say family living can be a little rough on the males!

#### Waspinator respondió el 2026-10-12

Fun fact: they don't usually eat the males in the wild. Usually the male leaves the female's territory after mating, but they couldn't do that when they were in captive care. Mantises are always highly territorial and cannibalistic, so if the male can't retreat to his own territory, he's dinner

#### Christina respondió el 2026-10-13

Me too, have loved them since i was a kid. Had a field near me were they were everywhere😊. Waspinator, i did not know that🤔 im still gonna pretend they just eat them🤭😆😆

### KJM comentó el 2026-10-13

Another good reason not to capture wild animals including insects

### NewlyGardenObsessed comentó el 2026-10-13

That is super cool!!!!!

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