Morning Glories: insect and morning glories, 1 by gardener2005

gardener2005 wrote:
This is what we country folk call a walking stick. It is actually a praying mantis that can get confused with a walking stick because it is really tiny and looks extremely delicate. It does look like a tiny moving twig with legs and you when you look close then you see the four legs and the praying "hands" posed waiting for prey.

We thought he was cool looking wondering around on the morning glory vine inside the house. No blooms yet so we found this to amuse us while we wait.:)







This message was edited Feb 24, 2007 2:58 PM