Interesting mantis...

I don't really know what sort of mantis this is, but they are really cool looking critters. Don't see them very often, but I'm sure there are a LOT more out there than we see.

I've never seen any mantis like that at all, awesome.
I've seen in the past where you snap pix of bears, and you seem to have quite a bit of property. Are you concerned about one of them getting between y'all and the house when you go walking out to the perimeter if your place?

Originally Posted by Lucille

I've never seen any mantis like that at all, awesome.
I've seen in the past where you snap pix of bears, and you seem to have quite a bit of property. Are you concerned about one of them getting between y'all and the house when you go walking out to the perimeter if your place?

I have a .357Sig Glock on my hip at all times. If a bear puts me in a "him or me" type of situation, I like to have the odds a bit better in my favor. Of course, Connie is usually with me, so I would have to put myself between him and her.

Florida bark mantis I believe.

I've never heard of those before, how neat!

For some reason our Halloween decorations were chock full of mantids this year. They gave my mother quite the fright when it was time to take them down, but I like seeing them~