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Monday, June 6, 2011

Baby Mantis

I saw this cute little guy on the side of the house last night. A baby Praying Mantis!
See how tiny he is? That's him on top of my pinkie finger! Sorry for the blurriness...hard to capture a moving bug and focus the camera with one hand!
I thought about keeping him. He wouldn't eat as much as the men or the cats! But with my luck he would have 4 brothers. ha ha
Seems I have a Mantis friend each year! See HERE and HERE! :)

29 comments:

  1. so tiny,, when magnified,, terrifying,,, kinda sweet when little,,

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  2. I love Praying Mantises, but I've never seen a bay one!

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  3. Very cool! You always have the best photos from the animal...bird....and insect kingdom!

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  4. If you kept him, you might just have to start a Zoo!

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  5. No, I didn't keep him. I put him back on the house but a few minutes later I couldn't find him! Maybe he'll stick around and eat the bugs in the garden.

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  6. that is so cool...we had a bunch of baby mantis last year for some reason...have yet to see any thing year...

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  7. Cool to see
    Maybe he hopped up a tree
    Although with all the birds, raccoons and cats
    Even with four siblings he might be eaten like a rat
    Mine eat any insect they see
    Even tried to eat a bee
    But your yard is really turning into a zoo
    All you need is a lion or two...haha

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  8. Pat ~

    A lion or two?
    Oh, you are funny, aren't you!
    As I laughed out loud at that one
    giggling..oh that was too fun!

    No lions, no tigers and no bears. oh my. :)

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  9. yikes! it must be praying mantis hatching week! we found about a hundred baby ones today in the antique mall where i work. they hatched out of an old white wooden gate that a vendor brought in to sell. i find the adult ones to be downright creepy but the babies were so delicate and quaint. still loving your kittens. they are adorable!

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  10. Soo cute How ever did you see him He is so tiny lol

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  11. Do you think it's possible that you may be the only human on the Earth who would post about a praying mantis? It's commendable, and so Betsy!

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  12. How sweet, on your finger....Was he saying itsy bitsy prayers...

    Grandson was over today looking at bugs in my back yard. Tried to catch a grasshopper, but it was too fast.

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  13. I remember as a kid my parents telling me that it was illegal to kill a praying mantis. I also remember thinking how would the police ever know.

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  14. What a cutie!!
    I remembering being in grade school...maybe 4th? And the teacher brought in a praying mantis egg-thingy. Looked like a cocoon!! Anyway, we went to lunch and when we came back, it had hatched! Can you say...one million baby praying mantis filled our class room. They were everywhere. I never laughed so hard in my life!!!! And trying to catch them all...too funny. The teacher was beside herself!!
    Ha!
    Hugs
    SueAnn

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  15. Seems you are way more brave than I'd ever be!! My JRT, Nelson, got one of these once, a huge one. He let go really fast & he'd normally eat anything :)

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  16. So tiny and oh so cute! I never notice any around here but then I'm not much of a bug person either....

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  17. There is not an insect more fun to discover and watch than a Praying Mantis, unless, of course, it is a Walking Stick. I've seen one of those only once. Grasshoppers are pretty cool too, just much more common.

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  18. sommler ~ oh my! That is a great story! I've never seen a nest...I'll have to 'google' it so I know next time I happen upon one!

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  19. Matty ~ I have heard that, too! I always thought that was so weird and why? Are they endangered? Not according to slommler! ha!

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  20. julieking ~ they are a little creepy...they look like a science fiction sort of thing to me. But I always seem to have one as a friend. I actually like the big ones better because you can see their heads turn and their eyes look right at you.

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  21. You have the best blog Betsy - I look forward to checking in everyday! You always make me smile - something that is not always in great supply. I am such an animal person and have loved seeing the kitties grow - good luck - they are adorable! Happy summer! Kelley

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  22. How cute, so tiny. It reminds me of a trip down to Florida once when I brushed through some overhanging leaves, and later found a tiny scorpion crawling through my hair - it startled me a bit, would have enjoyed your baby mantis much more.

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  23. Very sweet :)

    I love the praying mantis (I even have one on my son's finger as a permanent header of my blog). I used to be really fond of a little grouping of mantis that lived in our garden, until I researched them and found out they were a non-native breed that eat our more endangered native breed! Ah well, I still think they're cute :D

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  24. autismandoughtisms ~ I'm so glad you stopped by...I'm coming over to see your blog right now!

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  25. It's illegal to kill a mantis in MD. Did you know that? We see them all over here. Thanks for the pics.

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  26. happygirl ~ someone else mentioned that in the comments and yes, I've heard of that. Do you know why? I'd love to know the reason. They aren't endangered at all. Interesting!

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  27. Happy gardens always have praying manti...is that the plural? :)

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  28. And did he say, "my, what long fingers you have, dear Betsy?!" :)

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