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Related: About this forumI was pulling some vining weeds away from the sedum and got quite a surprise
We saw one the other day in this same garden. Maybe it's the same one?
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I was pulling some vining weeds away from the sedum and got quite a surprise (Original Post)
Siwsan
Aug 2022
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SWBTATTReg
(24,337 posts)1. Neat critters! They do eat those pesky bugs that seem to infest every garden, and plus, I like
watching them. They are fascinating to watch.
MyOwnPeace
(17,280 posts)2. Hope it didn't bite your head off!
(Oh, wait - I'm getting confused as to what they do when - and to whom......)
Rebl2
(14,954 posts)3. Great picture!
BarbD
(1,226 posts)4. They look prehistoric and they are voracious.
Cool picture!
Joinfortmill
(16,631 posts)5. Amazing nature.
Karadeniz
(23,546 posts)6. Love them!!
calimary
(84,609 posts)7. A mantis?
Amazing creature - and he fits right into the color scheme!
That always just amazes me.
LudwigPastorius
(11,082 posts)8. A praying mantis?
Does the ACLU know about this?
BumRushDaShow
(144,231 posts)9. That looks like a Chinese mantis
which can be huge and have even stalked and captured hummingbirds! I had one a couple years ago hanging around the feeder and I had to periodically go out and make sure it was moved elsewhere.
Farmer-Rick
(11,538 posts)10. I thought it was going to be a snake before I opened it
I got surprised by a snake in my chicken coop the other day. I've got snakes on the brain.
paleotn
(19,532 posts)11. Hey, whataya doing?! That was my house!
At least that's the look they seem to have when I run into them in the garden.