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    Posted: September/30/2015 at 02:59
My wife and daughter were about to leave to go to school yesterday morning and this stopped my daughter as soon as she opened the door.
I've never seen a praying mantis this close.  This one was only about 2.5 inches long.




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They are killers!

In the insect world.

Edited by Peddler - September/30/2015 at 06:10
When you are dead, you don't know you are dead.It is difficult only for others.

It is the same when you are stupid.
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A guy at work I showed to picture to said they were poisonous.  I had a good laugh.Laugh
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Incorrectamundo. No poison.
When you are dead, you don't know you are dead.It is difficult only for others.

It is the same when you are stupid.
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Beneficial critters.
If we're not suppose to eat animals...how come they're made of meat?
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I love Mantis. They are very helpful to have around the house.
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If you believe in such things... a praying mantis brings good luck, if in the house to all in the house. 
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When they get up around 5 or 6 inches long they really are scary looking. Did you know the female eats the male after they mate.
Life's concerns should be about the 120lb pack your trying to get to the top of the mountain, and not the rock in your boot.
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Originally posted by BeltFed BeltFed wrote:

When they get up around 5 or 6 inches long they really are scary looking. Did you know the female eats the male after they mate.


Talk about a deal breaker on the first date interview.


Him: So, what do you like?

Her: You know bugs, and preying around.

Him: Would you like to have kids?

Her: Sure, but after your assistance, I will be eating you, need all my energy.

Him: Huh?!?!

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Her: Hey sexy eat me and then I'll eat you.
Him: Duh....OK

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This thing was realy cool. He just sat on the door frame and let me take pictures. I did some looking into them more and read a lot. They are freocious predators but not poisonous like my work buddy said (I knew that). I have never heard about the good luck but good to know. The eating the mate part I think has always been morbidly cool like in the black widow. That's a bad bitch!
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Same with women. They just wait a little longer. Then with the divorce, they gobble up everything. Sometimes they let the maimed man live, to suffer in agony the rest of his life.
Folks ain't got a sense of humor no more. They don't laugh they just get sore.

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My vet told me that in the insect blood sucking parasite world that it's only the females that bite and suck blood. Males are only used for making offspring and don't bite. Guess there's not that much difference between humans and bugsBandito
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I never knew that.


You know what we ought to have a photo contest with insects as the subject.


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Blood suckers?
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Originally posted by BeltFed BeltFed wrote:

My vet told me that in the insect blood sucking parasite world that it's only the females that bite and suck blood. Males are only used for making offspring and don't bite. Guess there's not that much difference between humans and bugsBandito


This is correct. Next time that skeeter is fixin' to suck, remember it's a female before you squish it.
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Originally posted by BeltFed BeltFed wrote:

Blood suckers?


Correct. I didn't realize that it was solely the female. I thought they both would.

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