This afternoon we ventured over to the new school to check on the baby praying mantis. We have discovered that water is critically important to their survival and although there do not appear to be any new hatchlings, there are at least 50 mantids that appear to be alive and well. Bobby and I visited the local Petco and purchased a culture of fruit flies to feed the mantids. We will purchase additional culture medium in order to sustain our own population of wingless fruit flies.