A mantis is praying

@nawala123 (20871)
Indonesia
July 24, 2020 6:22pm CST
I just watered my plants and i found something, tadaa, a praying mantis. He is in my orange in pot. I don't know what is he doing. May be he is waiting for breakfast or having a morning prayer Happy weekend all Mylotters.
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@sophie09 (34230)
• Indonesia
25 Jul 20
Hahah thats cute Good morning to you
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@nawala123 (20871)
• Indonesia
25 Jul 20
Yeah good morning.happy weekend
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@nawala123 (20871)
• Indonesia
25 Jul 20
@sophie09 just at home take a rest and take care my plants. Next monday i have to meet an urologist in the hospital
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@sophie09 (34230)
• Indonesia
25 Jul 20
@nawala123 whats your plan for the weekend?
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@Deepizzaguy (122070)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
25 Jul 20
Nice view of the mantis.
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@Deepizzaguy (122070)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
25 Jul 20
@nawala123 I agree with you.
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@nawala123 (20871)
• Indonesia
25 Jul 20
@Deepizzaguy have a nice day
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@nawala123 (20871)
• Indonesia
25 Jul 20
Yeah, a morning surprise
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@SHOHANA (16093)
• Bangladesh
28 Jul 20
I'm not familiar with these insects or praying mantis
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@SHOHANA (16093)
• Bangladesh
29 Jul 20
@nawala123 grasshoppers are familiar to me
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@nawala123 (20871)
• Indonesia
29 Jul 20
@SHOHANA may it helps you
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mantis
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@nawala123 (20871)
• Indonesia
29 Jul 20
How about grasdhopper?
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@Alexandoy (65302)
• Cainta, Philippines
25 Jul 20
I have not seen a mantis in our garden for a long time.
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@nawala123 (20871)
• Indonesia
25 Jul 20
Me too. It is the first time i saw in my garden
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@nawala123 (20871)
• Indonesia
25 Jul 20
@HannahKusKus no, mantis chase them
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• Semarang, Indonesia
25 Jul 20
Because now your garden is full of fly of fruit. Maybe the fly attack the mantis
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@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
25 Jul 20
I see these every now and then and they are the cutest.
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@nawala123 (20871)
• Indonesia
25 Jul 20
Is it summer or spring in your place?
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@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
25 Jul 20
@nawala123 Summer time.
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@nawala123 (20871)
• Indonesia
25 Jul 20
@CarolDM they live in such weather
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@jayanth_77 (7179)
• India
25 Jul 20
Mantis maintain this praying pose always and remain still to catch other smaller insects.
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@nawala123 (20871)
• Indonesia
25 Jul 20
Yes, even grasshoppper is his prey
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@nawala123 (20871)
• Indonesia
25 Jul 20
@jayanth_77 real evil
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• India
25 Jul 20
@nawala123 yes I know. They sometimes even kill lizards and chameleons which are it's main enemy. youtube video link of one such encounter shared below.
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@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
25 Jul 20
I guess it is praying for something today.
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@nawala123 (20871)
• Indonesia
25 Jul 20
Breakfast
@simone10 (54180)
• Louisville, Kentucky
25 Jul 20
I think they are so cute. I would just let it do its thing as it shouldn't hurt your plant.
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@simone10 (54180)
• Louisville, Kentucky
28 Jul 20
@nawala123 This is true
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@nawala123 (20871)
• Indonesia
25 Jul 20
Yes, it is part of our nature
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• India
28 Jul 20
Haha that's funny of you
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@nawala123 (20871)
• Indonesia
28 Jul 20
He can hold that position for long time as camouflage
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• Semarang, Indonesia
25 Jul 20
Wow he is good in manipulating his self to be the same with leave
@JohnKu (2552)
25 Jul 20
He's praying for the end of this pandemic.
@nawala123 (20871)
• Indonesia
25 Jul 20
Amen
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