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Posted by: James 8/29/2008 2:42 PM

While I’ve seen lots of praying mantises in my time, I’ve never seen one the size of the behemoth that settled on our front door last evening.  He seemed to like the place, as he was still there after 11 when I went to bed.  The pictures maybe don’t give a lot of scale but he was in excess of 6 inches.  Maybe he flew in from the tropics as a result of Fay?

 

Front door angle

 

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Looking outwards to the gentle, yet quite creepy, intruder within the safe confines of our house.

 

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Forced perspective! OMG, we’re being attacked!

 

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That thing must be 2 or 3 feet long...perhaps more!

 

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Looking straight down on him through the glass panel.

 

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Re: Under Attack!    By The General on 8/29/2008 4:44 PM
Great B-movie effect with the forced perspective! Two thumbs up. I don't know what it is about mantises, manti, about more than one mantis, but I've always found them to be among the coolest bugs around. Almost noble somehow. And I hate bugs. I'd rather wrestle a grizzly than encounter a spider. If that makes me gay, then slap my fanny and make me watch "Will & Grace"...
Re: Under Attack!    By JD on 8/30/2008 10:47 AM
Reminds me of one the bugs from "Starship Troopers"...hehe
Re: Under Attack! Totally outnumbered!    By sl on 8/31/2008 6:18 PM
Creeepy.
Re: Under Attack!    By KB's on 9/1/2008 11:56 AM
To be totally off topic. Good luck TSAC with the rain and ocean breezes. Hopefully they are just that.
Re: Under Attack!    By Amy on 9/1/2008 3:15 PM
It's probably a "she" - they're the bigger ones. Cool pics!
Re: Under Attack!    By James on 9/1/2008 6:58 PM
Labor Day update - she is still on our front facade! Sometimes it will be facing down, other times its upwards. But its been there now then entire weekend. I think it likes us. Or it's draining our brain power. Freakin' aliens disguised as insects.
Re: Under Attack!    By Syl on 9/2/2008 10:37 AM
The lurking -study for weakness- before the attacking.
Re: Under Attack!    By Blaser on 9/2/2008 1:17 PM
Nice stone bunny on your front step....
Re: Under Attack!    By TSAC on 9/4/2008 6:40 PM
Nothing like a good ole "Church Bug" to get you blogging in the morning!

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