Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Praying Mantis


I found this brown Praying Mantis on the window screen a couple
of days ago.

The name "mantis" comes from the Greek word for 'prophet' or 'soothsayer.'


Up close and personal. Smile for the camera :)

The praying mantis has very good eyesight and can see movement
up to 60 feet away from them. They also have ultrasonic hearing.


My blog won't be updated again until Friday!

2 comments:

Jane said...

Cool shots! I can't see a pic of a praying mantis without thinking of that one we saw at church ages ago! :-) Have fun in Gatlinburg!

Kay R. said...

Love these shots! What cool creatures! Sometimes I wish I had ultrasonic hearing. :)