The ups-manship in the LipsYard neighborhood continues. First there was Rex's Cecropia caterpillar, then Penny's Cicadas, now Dick is in on the act with the Praying Mantis (Stagmomantis carolina.)
He found it in some shrubs and put it in a jar for show and tell. (Thanks to neighbor Peggy for taking the photos.) Dick thought that an ant would make a tasty meal, but the Praying Mantis eats mealworms, grasshoppers, roaches, and crickets. The female usually eats the male after mating. Ouch!
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Nice pics! Just curious, did Dick have Praying Mantids there on purpose (bug control, etc.) or did this one wander in from somewhere else? They don't usually overwinter around here, I keep ordering in the egg cases for Bug Control in the garden.
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