Insect and Spider Identification: CLOSED: Mystery bug in the Poconos..., 1 by beautifulchaos

beautifulchaos wrote:
Thanks for your input suunto. The age factor makes sense to me. I also came across that flickr pic last night and noticed that along with the coloring; the wings look less 'worn'...they don't have so much of a seperation.

I'm a new to bugs, but find them fascinating. I've also had some neat bug experiences this year with praying mantis nymphs abound, secedas,(sp?) butterflies and other cool 'new to me' bugs. A few of them that I haven't seen around my own yard until this year.

I have an additional Poconos pic of neat catepillar that I will post later today on a separate thread.

Here's a pic of one of the little Mantis buddies that had been hanging out on the dracaenas for days. One day I was talking to him and he started putting his front legs out beyond the plant. I thought to myself...what is he doing? Then I decided to offer my finger and he happily hopped on board and hung out for a bit. It just so happened that I was having a really bad day. Just seeing him was enough to put a smile on my face, but I think he decided to brighten my day a little more. At least it seemed to be the case. :-)

I have more stories, but I'll stop there. I did a lot of reading on them this spring and they are definitely amazing creatures.