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Old 05-07-2006, 10:20 PM posted to alt.home.lawn.garden
Eggs Zachtly
 
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Default praying mantis in my garage.....

Budget101.com said:

Bullshit. There are no laws in the US about cruelty to *any* insect.
None.


Acutally, that's not correct, there are 61 Federally Protected Insects
(under the Endangered Species act) in the U.S.:

http://ecos.fws.gov/tess_public/Spec...&listingType=L

Penalties- up to $25,000 FINE & Jail time
http://www.fws.gov/endangered/esa.html#Lnk11


Thanks. I don't think I've ever seen any of those species before.

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