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Praying Mantis Paying a visit

Posted by Emily Hutchinson,
North Country explorer from South New Berlin, New York
August 29, 2014

This dashing looking fella paid a visit to my townhouse the other day! He hung out with us by the pool for a little while before he flew away (I had no idea they could fly, scared me a little). It was my first time actually seeing a praying mantis in person, pretty cool! We named him Steve so if you see him around, tell him I say hey.

Comments

Erika Barthelmess

Preying mantids are fascinating insects! Glad you got to see him fly. They're nice to have around, since they eat other insects who might be bothering us.

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