This praying mantis was sitting on the porch rail under the porch light. She was happily catching bugs as they were drawn to the light, too. When I saw her, I grabbed my camera and started for her. She was very annoyed to have her own papperizziti, and scuttled to the side of the rail. I got a shot of her before she completely disappeared.
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She does appear to be irritated. I wish we could communicate with them, just to say “I’m not trying to eat or parasitize you. Just want a picture!”
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Yes, but think of all the “celebrities” that play the cat and mouse game with photographers. They pretend to be annoyed when photographed but become pouty when “allowed their privacy.”
I loved your story about the Praying Mantis. Try to be like the real paparazzi and camp out the night before, hide, climb over a fence and use a high powered lens….lol
Thank you for posting…
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She’s on the run!
I’ve always wondered why they are called “Praying Mantis” instead of “Preying mantis”. Seems a better fit don’t you think?