He is holding it in this photo, but my granddaughter wanted no part in the BUG! We enjoyed watching it for quite awhile then we set him free in a tree.
By Robbie
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11/05/2010
A couple years ago, a praying mantis decided to camp out on our front screen door. I think it was a good place because our porch light automatically comes on in the evenings, and it attracts a lot of bugs (FOOD!). Every evening we'd stand inside and watch him through the glass. One night we went to check on him, and he was shedding his skin! It was really exciting for my daughter to get to watch him molt.
This year we have a big spider that set up shop toward the top of our porch/entryway. Like the mantis, I think he's taking advantage of all the bugs attracted by our light at night.
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11/05/2010
In the fall while cutting back my flowers, I find their cocoons or egg pouch. Don't know for sure what they are called but they look like a cocoon. I save them in a jar with netting on top. In the spring they hatch and I have thousands of baby praying mantis. It's quite a sight to see. One year. I had 2 different species. From one cocoon hatched brown babies and the other green babies. I love to show them to the young children and let them release them in the garden. Be sure not to bring the cocoon in the house. If they hatch and get out of the jar, you'll have a mess. They are very tiny.
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11/04/2010
Very beautiful! I love spotting these creatures when I find them I feel so lucky! I always spend time with them and watch them. I use to feed them flies as a child and watch them eat bugs. They eat everything with their two hands and they eat as if they were dining on a cob of corn. They turn it in their hand and look and then take a bite. They are endlessly amusing!
Thank you so much for posting this! Thumbs up!
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11/04/2010
That's wonderful :) I haven't seen a praying mantis in a long time. He is so cute! Thanks for sharing.
My husband and I had just got home from our morning errands and were getting out of our car when I saw something big and yellow fly by. I've come to know that that means you probably just spotted a praying mantis.
My husband had given me the keys and asked me to get the door so he could get our laptops and I had agreed, until the bug, LOL! I hollered "Oh, no! I can't get the door!". When I realized I didn't have my camera on me (BAD CHELLE!) I thought I was going to cry, not literally, but you get the mood. Once my husband understood what was going on, he pointed at me and said "Don't move!" then jetted off.
He came back with my camera in hand, and I still had the praying mantis in my sights! Actually, he had landed on our Expedition's tire. I took some shots of him there, until he flew to my husband's apple tree. After taking shots there, he flew around in circles. I followed him to our wood chip pile, which he looked adorable in and blended in to almost too well!
Finally, he then flew to the base of one of our fence posts. I and my camera followed him all the way up the post, and he stood on the very top of it, just looking around, for at least two full minutes. After that, he flew into our grumpy-ex-Californian neighbor's field and that forced my adventure to a conclusion.
Bummer, but taking the shots were fun! Before, I'd only seen one praying mantis in my entire life, when I was in middle or high school. Now, this year, I've seen three! I feel so blessed! I've been asking God to provide neat photography opportunities, especially praying mantis bugs. I not only love them, but I find them very difficult to photograph and would like to improve my skills.
By Chelle152 from Coquille, OR
Shared on: 10/27/2011
Preacher is an Eastern Mantis that is at least 8 months old. I told my brother I collected things with praying manti on them.
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