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BumRushDaShow

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9. That looks like a Chinese mantis

Reply to Siwsan (Original post)

Fri Aug 26, 2022, 08:02 PM

Aug 2022

which can be huge and have even stalked and captured hummingbirds! I had one a couple years ago hanging around the feeder and I had to periodically go out and make sure it was moved elsewhere.

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I was pulling some vining weeds away from the sedum and got quite a surprise [View all] Siwsan Aug 2022 OP

Neat critters! They do eat those pesky bugs that seem to infest every garden, and plus, I like SWBTATTReg Aug 2022 #1

Hope it didn't bite your head off! MyOwnPeace Aug 2022 #2

Great picture! Rebl2 Aug 2022 #3

They look prehistoric and they are voracious. BarbD Aug 2022 #4

Amazing nature. Joinfortmill Aug 2022 #5

Love them!! Karadeniz Aug 2022 #6

A mantis? calimary Aug 2022 #7

A praying mantis? LudwigPastorius Aug 2022 #8

That looks like a Chinese mantis BumRushDaShow Aug 2022 #9

I thought it was going to be a snake before I opened it Farmer-Rick Aug 2022 #10

Hey, whataya doing?! That was my house! paleotn Aug 2022 #11