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Picture for Sunday
« on: Sep 25th, 2005, 7:17pm »
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Praying Mantis....
 

 
You can see that this one was bigger than a minivan and almost as big as the garage.
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« Reply #1 on: Sep 25th, 2005, 7:31pm »
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Cool pic Paul, I saw one today in the yard too. I was standing over it and I put my finger about an inch from its face. If I moved my finger to the left his head would follow and vice versa, they are difinately awesome creatures  Grin
 
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« Reply #2 on: Sep 25th, 2005, 7:31pm »
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ooooo, cool bug vig!!
 
ty Smiley
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Re: Picture for Sunday
« Reply #3 on: Sep 25th, 2005, 8:25pm »
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here's a link to a second pic.
much bigger, but twice the fun.
 
  www.kdlltd.com/vig/prayerMa.jpg
 
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Re: Picture for Sunday
« Reply #4 on: Sep 25th, 2005, 8:29pm »
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Shocked Big bug, wow! Awesome pictures Paul, we don't get those here so its always fun to check them out!
 
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Re: Picture for Sunday
« Reply #5 on: Sep 25th, 2005, 11:10pm »
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Kewl bugs! They really look like they want to communicate.  Smiley
Like she's saying.... a cigarette? Guess what I do after mating....   Grin
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Re: Picture for Sunday
« Reply #6 on: Sep 25th, 2005, 11:29pm »
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woow, scary giant mantis eek
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Re: Picture for Sunday
« Reply #7 on: Sep 26th, 2005, 12:55am »
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Cool Paul, I don't think we have them here either. A bug with teeth on it's legs, it looks sinister and evil. What a great pic.
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« Reply #8 on: Sep 26th, 2005, 3:01am »
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That's one big bug.... Shocked
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« Reply #9 on: Sep 26th, 2005, 2:17pm »
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Nice job Paul!!! Smiley look at these eyes!!! Shocked
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Re: Picture for Sunday
« Reply #10 on: Sep 26th, 2005, 7:21pm »
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Way cool pic, Paul.
 
Don't Mantis females bite the head off their mates after a night of bug sex?  Is that what Nani was noting in her post?
 
 ... "No dear, no cigarette for me, but off with your head!"
 
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Re: Picture for Sunday
« Reply #11 on: Sep 26th, 2005, 8:36pm »
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Don't Mantis females bite the head off their mates after a night of bug sex?

 
Well.... kinda but not really, but maybe:
 
http://www.snopes.com/critters/wild/mantis1.htm
 
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A bug with teeth on it's legs, it looks sinister and evil.

 
Yup, surprisingly quick and powerful.  On this webpage are pics I took... the one eating the butterfly captured it with one leg (missing the other leg):
 
https://home.comcast.net/~vampiresun/mantids.htm
 
It must suck to be eaten alive.  They go for the 'neck' first.
 
By the way... the male mating the female actually finished the job and escaped with his life... LOL.  But he was smart.... he went for a quickie while she was eating.
 
Check this out (I 'Snoped' it out):
 
http://www.rlephoto.com/birds/hummer01.htm
 
and this one:
 
http://www.birdwatchersdigest.com/site/backyardbirds/hummingbirds/mantis -hummer.aspx?sc=birdwireJul2005
 
She probably thought it was one of these:
 
http://www.fcps.k12.va.us/StratfordLandingES/Ecology/mpages/hummingbird_ moth.htm
 
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Re: Picture for Sunday
« Reply #12 on: Sep 27th, 2005, 12:40pm »
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Fantastic... Smiley Preying mantises are among my favorite insects... Very cool.
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