Preying Mantid!

[Ginevive]

This guy was sheltered inside a rip in our screen door yesterday. We had horrible storms, and I guess that he must have been pretty intelligent, finding such a safe spot out of the rain.. He had a right nice shelter in between the screen and glass! Once the weather improved, I gently helped him get out into the world again.



I love these things. It makes me smile anytime I see them. This one is pretty small though.

[lillyorchid]

Weird! I found one the other day while I was out back washing out some tubs and cages. Seeing him totally made my day. He too was sooooo tiny.

[BD1]

I haven't seen one of them in years, I used to love finding them as a kid, guess I got to spend more time in a field.

[_BoidFinatic_]

Is there a visual sexual dimorphism with the praying mantids? I think that the larger females are green, whereas the smaller males are brown. Is this true?

Great finds...to the both of you.

[tobiasking]

Colour has no bearing on whether the mantid is male or female. The females are always much bigger.


TEK

[_BoidFinatic_]

Colour has no bearing on whether the mantid is male or female. The females are always much bigger.


TEK

thanks