praying mantis
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Stacey
@xstitcher (39003)
• Petaluma, California
12 Oct 23
I made it for about 20-odd minutes, I think. I wrote down the time I left, but can't find the paper I wrote it on.
Coming up to my door, I saw something on the wall, and took a closer look. It was a nearly...
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Lena Kovadlo
@lovebuglena (52144)
• Staten Island, New York
28 Nov 20
Yesterday, I was washing dishes in the kitchen and when I was done I turned around to leave and saw a big bug on the floor. Being me, I freaked out and made a run for it. I was getting ready to go get one of hubby's shoes and...
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Lena Kovadlo
@lovebuglena (52144)
• Staten Island, New York
8 Oct 20
There is now a third member in our household—a praying mantis. Hubby saw it by our door yesterday when he went home to drop off the groceries while I was shopping at another store. He decided to keep it as a pet. He picked me up...
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DianneN
@DianneN (254949)
• United States
8 Oct 20
If we still had Doodles the cat, this praying mantis would have been a goner.
Every time I squatted down to take a photo of an interesting insect, nosy Doodles the cat would come to look at what I found so interesting. Then he...
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Debscrochet
@Debscrochet (1947)
• United States
22 Jun 20
I do have an interest in insects. I keep my distance as long as they keep theirs. This is a photo i took years ago when i was in New York of a Praying Mantis. It's a rare sight to see one as they are pretty good at camouflage....
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381804)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Apr 20
I've found out what the 'thing' was that was stuck to our verandah.
Vince put up some of his insect photos on his FB site and someone has said it is the egg sac of a praying mantis.
There are thousands of species of in the...
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238268)
• Walnut Creek, California
5 Oct 18
Yesterday, I heard a squirrel and a crow having a loud argument out near my balcony. After about five minutes, I went outside to investigate.
The crow was a few trees over, but the squirrel was in my redwood tree, not five feet...
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Sherry
@norcal (4889)
• Franklinton, North Carolina
24 Aug 16
Lately I have been seeing a lot of these praying mantis bugs in my yard. They are such interesting looking bugs. I kind of look forward to seeing them, they are kind of like pets to me.
When I come out to water they swivel their...
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JABeau59
@JABeau59 (446)
• United States
5 Apr 09
I was at my parents house and had gone outside to admire their roses. There was a group of tiny little praying mantis' who apparently had just hatched out. They started to scurry away and I ran back inside to get my camera. There...
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Katlady2
@Katlady2 (9904)
• United States
10 Sep 07
There is this one particular plant that I have been fighting for years trying to get rid of it. It's called Trumpet Vine, and it's actually really pretty. Well, this year, I finally gave up...the darned thing won the battle, and...
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ChaJudLeoBit
@ChaJudLeoBit (1656)
• United States
8 Sep 07
What would it be called??
I'd think a movie about giant Praying Mantises would be cool. They are pretty wicked looking when eating. Of couse, I wouldn't be surprised if there isn't already one like this. Has anyone heard of a...
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ChaJudLeoBit
@ChaJudLeoBit (1656)
• United States
8 Sep 07
I just read a discussion about cockroaches and it got me to thinking. When I was in Biology in college, we had a cage of those HUGE California hissing cockroaches. Those things were SO COOL!!! I like to hold them and let them...
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copperkitten
@copperkitten (3473)
• United States
11 Aug 07
We went to the tractor/truck pulls tonight. About half way through this HUGE GREEN bug comes flying over me, barley misses the guy behind me, and nicks a ladys sholder before it lands on some poor girls popcorn!! They all jumped...
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