Please forgive me for not knowing how to use this camera (it's the one from work) and not knowing how to make it focus manually. But I just had to share this. I've never seen such a big praying mantis so up close and personal. Scale is difficult to discern from this photo, but it was a little bigger than my hand. Thank God it's on the other side of the window from me. It gives me the jibblies...
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Cool. The praying mantis is actually one of the good bugs, but I forget why. I had no idea they ever got that big.
I think they're good because they eat lots of other bugs. Yeah, it looked almost mutantly big to me. It's a mutant! Ah!!! Run for your life!
Ick. I'm sure they don't hurt people (or do they?) but I don't like any kind of bug except maybe ladybugs and rolly polies. Praying Mantis, stay away from me!
You know, in light of that stuff we watched the other day, I retract what I said about the praying mantis. They're gross and evil. And somehow, "as long as my hand" seems a bit tawdry by comparison. But that's good, huh?
Oh my, I have a similar photo that I took yesterday. A praying mantis was hanging out on the window of our fourth-floor conference room. It was huge. Made me think of the Buffy episode, too.
Creepy!
PS And I think your blog is the only one Big-Bold-D has ever commented on. Congratulations. You should get a little certificate or something.
I'm glad to know I'm not the only one to have a mutantly large praying mantis on the window experience. And, yes, its definitely taken on a whole new meaning after rewatching that Buffy episode.
That was in Westport? Wow. It seems kinda weird to see a mantis in Westport... Cool! Pretty. I like. To heck with Buffy. XD
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