Who knows
Sep 26, 2020 08:35:07 #
What kinda creepy critter is this. What do they eat. Can they get very big. Don’t have a scramble today someone can add one if you want.
Sep 26, 2020 08:44:56 #
Praying mantis. I used to put grasshoppers on a branch in front of one to see them catch and eat them.
SMIHRP. One of these is named after the critter
SMIHRP. One of these is named after the critter
Sep 26, 2020 08:53:28 #
Sep 26, 2020 10:01:54 #
Wv mike wrote:
What kinda creepy critter is this. What do they eat. Can they get very big. Don’t have a scramble today someone can add one if you want.
Praying mantis.
Sep 26, 2020 10:03:55 #
Wv mike wrote:
What kinda creepy critter is this. What do they eat. Can they get very big. Don’t have a scramble today someone can add one if you want.
The females have the delightful habit of decapitating the males after sex... Must still be worth it, seeing as they have yet to go extinct
Sep 26, 2020 10:33:49 #
Canuckus Deploracus wrote:
The females have the delightful habit of decapitating the males after sex... Must still be worth it, seeing as they have yet to go extinct
They don't want them cheating on them¿¿
Sep 26, 2020 10:33:57 #
Wv mike wrote:
They are also very effective at aphid control in the garden (besides grasshoppers). The largest I have ever seen was about 2 1/2 inches long which is a pretty big bug in my estimation.What kinda creepy critter is this. What do they eat. Can they get very big. Don’t have a scramble today someone can add one if you want.
Sep 26, 2020 11:15:19 #
Sep 26, 2020 11:18:29 #
Sep 26, 2020 11:21:34 #
Not me wrote:
The only things that get that big out here are Centipedes. Anyway Mantises are good bugs to have around. 😃Yep 4 inch is a common size for them here
Sep 26, 2020 14:01:11 #
I think I have also heard the praying mantis called a "devil's horse" but not sure. Just Sayin...RJS
Sep 26, 2020 18:22:13 #
See a lot of em here in my back yard in my little garden. 4 inches or so is pretty common. I don't have a lot of other bugs. Wonder why?
Sep 26, 2020 18:45:19 #
Well, one thing one can say about male praying mantis. They certainly are submissive to their partners. Just Sayin....RJS
Sep 26, 2020 18:53:20 #
Robert J Samples wrote:
Well, one thing one can say about male praying mantis. They certainly are submissive to their partners. Just Sayin....RJS
Goes to show it only takes 1 time.
Sep 26, 2020 21:06:02 #
Wv mike wrote:
What kinda creepy critter is this. What do they eat. Can they get very big. Don’t have a scramble today someone can add one if you want.
Praying Mantis
Mantis Shrimp
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