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Related: About this forumHi, my first time here. Met Mr. Mantis outside, he hitched a ride inside. Nice fellow.









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Hi, my first time here. Met Mr. Mantis outside, he hitched a ride inside. Nice fellow. (Original Post)
George McGovern
Aug 13
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AllaN01Bear
(27,835 posts)1. like . welcome.
George McGovern
(9,901 posts)3. Hello young fella, fancy meeting you here. Thank You!
AllaN01Bear
(27,835 posts)6. lol
SheltieLover
(74,774 posts)2. Welcome!
Peaceful creatures. Thx for sharing!
George McGovern
(9,901 posts)8. Ty SL! Yw!
usonian
(22,009 posts)4. When a critter like this gets in the house,
I invert a small container over it (gelato containers are perfect), slide a piece of cardboard under it, and take it to the outdoor launch pad.
Works great.
Getting more gelato today.
George McGovern
(9,901 posts)9. A whole new slant on catch & release usonian!! Great compassionate idea!
usonian
(22,009 posts)12. Grasshoppers are way more twitchy than mantises, I think.
Slowly, I turned, step by step ...
Kali
(56,496 posts)5. sometimes they will take a drink of water from your finger
if you move slow. "hang" a drop from the end of a finger and move into front of face slowly.
George McGovern
(9,901 posts)10. That sounds so neat Kali -- Thanks!
Emile
(38,715 posts)7. Not venomous, but have been known to bite humans.
George McGovern
(9,901 posts)11. Not unlike our cat KC Emile. Thank You!
jfz9580m
(16,014 posts)13. Praying Mantis' are so cool looking