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(Message started by: vig on Sep 25^th, 2005, 7:17pm)

Title: Picture for Sunday
Post by vig on Sep 25^th, 2005, 7:17pm

Praying Mantis....

http://www.kdlltd.com/vig/moreMantiss.jpg

You can see that this one was bigger than a minivan and almost as big as the garage.
;;D

Title: Re: Picture for Sunday
Post by Sean_C on Sep 25^th, 2005, 7:31pm

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 ;;D

Cheers [smiley=me&mb.gif]

Sean....................................

Title: Re: Picture for Sunday
Post by Melissa on Sep 25^th, 2005, 7:31pm

ooooo, cool bug vig!!

ty :)

Title: Re: Picture for Sunday
Post by vig on Sep 25^th, 2005, 8:25pm

here's a link to a second pic.
much bigger, but twice the fun.

www.kdlltd.com/vig/prayerMa.jpg

cool bugs

Title: Re: Picture for Sunday
Post by broomhilda on Sep 25^th, 2005, 8:29pm

:o Big bug, wow! Awesome pictures Paul, we don't get those here so its always fun to check them out!

Cool!

Title: Re: Picture for Sunday
Post by nani on Sep 25^th, 2005, 11:10pm

Kewl bugs! They really look like they want to communicate. :)
Like she's saying.... a cigarette? Guess what I do after mating.... ;;D

Title: Re: Picture for Sunday
Post by Ronny on Sep 25^th, 2005, 11:29pm

woow, scary giant mantis [smiley=eek.gif]

Title: Re: Picture for Sunday
Post by Tim_Z on Sep 26^th, 2005, 12:55am

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.

Title: Re: Picture for Sunday
Post by sandie99 on Sep 26^th, 2005, 3:01am

That's one big bug.... :o

Title: Re: Picture for Sunday
Post by rextangle on Sep 26^th, 2005, 2:17pm

Nice job Paul!!! :) look at these eyes!!! :o

Title: Re: Picture for Sunday
Post by Kris_in_SJ on Sep 26^th, 2005, 7:21pm

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!"

Kris

Title: Re: Picture for Sunday
Post by eyes_afire on Sep 26^th, 2005, 8:36pm

Quote:

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

Quote:

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

That's life. Take what you can get.

(Damn I'm in the wrong line of work...)

--- Steve

Title: Re: Picture for Sunday
Post by Jeepgun on Sep 27^th, 2005, 12:40pm

Fantastic... :) Preying mantises are among my favorite insects... Very cool.