todays backyard find...

I want a Mantis. :( :wink: :) :P I used to have a back yard teaming with mantids. Most were small an inch or two but Ive seen a couple of monsters, I love em.Very alert and they dont take their eyes off of you when you get near them.

We had one migrate about 150 miles riding on the spare tire on the back of the truck we used to have. :) That was either a very lazy or very smart mantis. :)

oh ya...laws...how do i find that out rusty?
beagle dog...ive caught a few big ones. they kinda scare me. dunno why, but they are mean looking and fast. haha. i pick them up anyway.

I see those in our garden from time to time. I love how it looks like they're looking right at ya!