invaders

[down_city]

About a year ago, I wrote this entry about my adventures with mantids. Featured that day was a Wheel Bug I had hoped to pit against a Praying Mantis. Do you capitalize insect names? Who can think of such things at a time like this

Comments

[kdmitche]

You have the coolest bugs, Alex. All we get are the garden variety of spiders, centipedes (including the butt stinger variety, unless that's another species), sugar ants and the occasional water bug or cockroach. Except for this one time when we had one of those big, black pincher beetles (forget the proper name) on our porch. Have fun with the buggers!

[the_poncho]

The next thing you shall find in your yard will be the dead body of yourself if you don't add The Great Poncho the Luchador to your friends like he has you! He rarely does this, so I insist you do it, because if not, he has been known to eat skulls. He will eat yours.

Sincerely yours,
Poncho

[cultjam76]

I don't think you do capitalize the names unless you use the scientific names (species and genus, etc.).

- Grammar Girl

P.S. Wonder what their purpose is in life if they spend most of their time eating each other? That hive structure is really cool.