Huge Praying Mantis

MiLK_MaN · Jan 14, 2009

I couldnt resist taking a photo of this huge Praying Mantis that I saw today.

I'm sitting on the couch in the living room eating my porridge for breakfast, and look out the window and see this massive thing there. On closer look, its easily the biggest Praying Mantis I've ever seen.

Hotpeppa · Jan 14, 2009

Pretty thing isnt it.. i have always loved the Prayin Mantis !

MrOneEyedBoh · Jan 14, 2009

I think they are Illegal to kill in the USA.. Or so I've been told.

thepodpiper · Jan 14, 2009

I have never heard that. Interesting.

Dale

imaguitargod · Jan 14, 2009

Absolutely beautiful. Did you eat it?

bigt · Jan 14, 2009

Very nice. Train it to patrol your garden. I've heard that they eat a bunch of nasty bugs.

MrOneEyedBoh · Jan 14, 2009

thepodpiper said:
I have never heard that. Interesting.

Dale

well I was proved wrong. haha

http://www.snopes.com/critters/wild/mantis2.asp

Omri · Jan 14, 2009

I'd grow it. I like 'em.

Pam · Jan 14, 2009

MrOneEyedBoh said:
well I was proved wrong. haha

http://www.snopes.com/critters/wild/mantis2.asp

Well, that's better than the other myth I run into in the country around here, that they're poisonous and should be destroyed.

patrick · Jan 14, 2009

These are great girls to have around the garden, they take care of all kinds of nasties and wouldn't touch a veggie or fruit for anything.

They're also quite easy to care for and breed. Anybody interested I can help, send me a PM.

Pam · Jan 14, 2009

patrick said:
These are great girls to have around the garden, they take care of all kinds of nasties and wouldn't touch a veggie or fruit for anything.

They're also quite easy to care for and breed. Anybody interested I can help, send me a PM.

Does their poo make good fertilizer, too?

MrOneEyedBoh · Jan 14, 2009

haha. Another myth ( might even be true ) is that I heard Daddy Long Legged spiders actually have a very poisonous bite, but they're mandibles cannot grab our skin to bite us.... true? I'll look that one up too

FAIL on this one too haha

http://www.snopes.com/critters/wild/longlegs.asp

Omri · Jan 14, 2009

MrOneEyedBoh said:
haha. Another myth ( might even be true ) is that I heard Daddy Long Legged spiders actually have a very poisonous bite, but they're mandibles cannot grab our skin to bite us.... true? I'll look that one up too

Busted by the MythBusters... keep up man! keep up!

MrOneEyedBoh · Jan 14, 2009

Heeeyyyyy. Don't hate!

Omri · Jan 14, 2009

I never hate... people I haven't met before.

MrOneEyedBoh · Jan 14, 2009

hahaha. so do you know any "myths" ?

Omri · Jan 14, 2009

MrOneEyedBoh said:
hahaha. so do you know any "myths" ?

Well I watch MythBusters a lot, so yeah... :lol:

wordwiz · Jan 14, 2009

I love Praying Mantids but find their mating habits a bit strange, at least from a male's standpoint. But from what I have rad, the female (except for one species) seldom bites the head off her mate.

Wonder how many aphids a hungry mantis could eat a day?

Mike

chilehunter · Jan 14, 2009

cool looking mantis, kinda wished we'd have them here but theres no chance at that cuz of temps. instead we have millions of ladybugs that you get soooooooo sick of come fall cuz they're everywhere & biting you if they land on ya.

Sauceman51 · Jan 15, 2009

you can purchase Praying Mantis at Wormsway.com, hatch the eggs in a bag
indoors n place into the garden when ur plants are just starting to bud.