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On a sunny sunflower
Sassy she can be
Miss Mantis hitched I ride on me as I made my way from the car to the house through our sunflower forest. I felt something walking around on the back of my arm giving me little love pinches. After I put down a load of books, my briefcase and some framed pictures I was taking inside, I looked at my arm, and there was Miss Mantis enjoying the ride. I put her on a plant on the deck until I got everything put away. I walked back out to the plant, and she was there waiting. I put out my hand, she hopped onto it and I took her out to a sunflower where she was a very good model. I didn’t want to leave her in the plants on the deck because the cats would get her. I had to rescue a praying mantis from the kittens few nights ago.
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Vibrant photos and an entertaining story. 😀
Thanks, Michele. Praying mantis are so much fun. They really have personality and interact. They are very sure of themselves being on top of the insect food chain.
I rarely see them, but they are fascinating to watch, and if you’re lucky photograph!
Whenever I see them, they are ready to model. They seem to like the attention.
Little posers! 😆
They really are. Unlike many butterflies that I end up chasing all over kingdom come, and get nothing.
She’s looks sassy, alright…just like she knows you’re taking her picture. What a ham!
She knew what I was doing. She’s a beautiful ham. Thanks, KT.
It was my pleasure!
Will have to start calling you the Mantis Whisperer.
We do love each other. The lovely mantis and I. Thanks, Brian.
I think that is a good idea! Tim has a talent for being many whisperer!
Thanks, Rebecca.
She likes you, Timothy. Lovely pics
Thanks, Shey. She’s a sweetheart. Well if I was her size she’d eat me, which would not be so sweet for me.
Ah, the female of the species eh?
Yes. She gets double the enjoyment out of her mates.
She deserves a contract. I don’t know their characters but this one seems very patient – apart from the loving nips, that is.
They are very patient. Thanks, Susan.
Aww, how very sweet!!!! She was so grateful for that helping hand!
Amazing shots of this very elegant model!
Thanks, Marina. She enjoyed the attention.
…and the friendship! 😉
A friend of mine always says “sunflower is a sign of good luck”.
We have lots of them right now. Hopefully that means lots of good luck.
Thanks, Victoria.
Another life saved. You’re get hero! She is beautiful and worth saving. Amazing photos. My cat likes to stalk lizard’s. He’s usually too fast for them and me.
Thanks, Holly. Our kitties like going after lizards, also. Cats are fast and excellent hunters.
That’s quite brave- I don’t know if this is the result of growing up in an ultra metropolitan place like Mumbai where the only greenery is the park an hour away or the weeds determined to ruin our roads, but if there’s an insect that’s close to me, I just s c o o t and run for my l i f e
We never kill them, though. My friends often make fun of me, ’cause if there’s flies annoying me, I don’t get the racket out- I just take my stuff to another room… they think it’s HILARIOUS!! 😂🤷🏽♀️
Lovely photos- I’m sure she’s quite popular amongst the Mantis Magazines (;
UGH!! It turned the first thing I typed into an emoji
I meant this-
“o_O”
Miss Mantis is an excellent model, Tim, and a beautiful subject.
Thanks, Lavinia.
Strike a pose!
Thanks, Teri.
She is very sassy! Love that she hitched a ride and that you brought her to such a lovely area for her photo shoot!
You have a magnetic personality, Tim!!!
I’m a chic magnet for insects! Thanks, Rebecca.
Nice photography and good story
Thanks, Pratik.
Gorgeous stills of the graceful model! 😌 The Sun in the first pic is glorious. I don’t understand how you managed to capture that so well…
Stunning pictures! 👌💖
Thanks, Sam.
And I’m still smiling. “Love pinches” love it!
Thanks, Miriam. I think I’ll name the next one Miriam Mantis. It’s kind of a nice take on Marolyn Manson.
Love it!
Thanks, Miriam.
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Such an odd looking insect. However, you have taken lovely shots, and her poses are very professional!
She ws a real poser. Thanks, Resa.
awe and the model mantis was very grateful I’m sure but she did look hella good in yellow Timothy! but better not to be eaten.. sweet.💖🤗
Thanks, Cindy. It sure is better than being eaten. I saw 4 kitties in a circle messing with something last night. When I investigated it was a praying mantis holding off 4 cats. She had her wings spread in a defensive posture against the cats. She flew up on my hand when I leaned over to pick her up. I put her safely outside. I had to put out a great big moth 3 times last night.
The other night I was proof reading Laurie’s paper for her medieval studies class. Gwendolyn came bounding across the keyboard in pursuit of a moth. She deleted the paper, and rearranged all of Laurie’s tabs in 4 steps across the keyboard. We recovered the paper and we think we got all the extra cat-like typing out of it. It’s amazing how much damage they can do to files walking across keyboards.
I just finished taking down the torn up cardboard box jungle in the dance room. I found various mouse parts in the mess of cardboard. Never a dull moment with cats.
oh wow, that’s so cool the praying mantis knew you were safe.. sweet.. Oh pandemonium.. lol.
They sure do cause havoc. I keep finding lizard tales in the house too.. hahaha💖
She’s a beauty …very affectionate with those little love pinches! And safe from the kitties 🙂
Thanks, Julie.