This afternoon Bobby and I paid a visit to the new school to check on the progress of the preying mantis egg casing. Much to our surprise, at least one of the egg casings had hatched and a number of the mantids were out. We couldn't help but notice that a number of the mantids had died more than likely from a lack of water. We misted the paper towel located on the top of the cage with the hope that babies will find it. We will be returning on Monday to check on their progress.