Beware the Mantis (graphic image, for the sqeamish.)

[Q]

Posted: 10/26/09 at 12:24pm

I love nature, and have never been put off by the inherrent violence that it entails - BUT, this freaked me out a little bit. It seems like a predator leaping outside what are considered its normal boundaries.

Last night I watched a large Mantis crawling around in our courtyard - under a tree that Hummingbirds flock to - and I'm wondering if I need to watch out!

[SNAFU]

Posted: 10/26/09 at 2:45pm

Eh won't be a problem until the grow to 50 feet tall like they did in the 50's.

[HollyGolightly2]

Posted: 10/26/09 at 3:16pm

Oh great, now I have to worry about snakes with feet and 50-foot mantises.
Updated On: 10/26/09 at 03:16 PM

[winston89]

Posted: 10/26/09 at 3:36pm

I am having trouble figuring this out. Who's eating who in that picture?

[Q]

Posted: 10/26/09 at 3:39pm

The Mantis killed the Hummingbird.

[Jane2]

Posted: 10/26/09 at 3:51pm

I didn't mind the sight of the mantis alone but when I saw it was eating a bird, well,....broke my heart.

[Pgenre]

Posted: 10/26/09 at 3:55pm

"Oh great, now I have to worry about snakes with feet and 50-foot mantises."

Well, wasn't it technically a snake with a CLAW not a foot? I mean, it used the nails to dig so as to crawl across the wall of the Chinese woman's bedroom so...

Sleep tight!



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[SNAFU]

Posted: 10/26/09 at 4:06pm

All I can say is: "Dumb hummingbird!"

[YouWantitWhen????]

Posted: 10/26/09 at 5:13pm

Oh Deer.

[Q]

Posted: 10/27/09 at 2:54am

The Mantis was back in our courtyard this evening.

I gently found a way to coax it into my hands, and relocated it to a nearby park.

The Hummingbirds are on their own.