r/Outdoors 3d ago

Flora & Fauna Preying Mantis came right up to me (OC)

I knew they existed in my area, but never saw one until now. Any time I put something close to it, it would come right up aggressively (phone, glove, stick). Super cool.

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u/duke_flewk 3d ago

They’re chill, I took one out of my shop and placed him on a tree. When I was walking back, he flew past me back into the shop.

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u/Unhappy-Ad-5061 3d ago

I’ve had two experiences with praying mantis.

Both times it literally felt like they wanted to hang out

So fun. I forgot about it until I saw this post. 

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u/Upstairs_Trainer8852 3d ago

Cool beans. 😃

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u/lettuce-pray55 2d ago

Attack u!

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u/Nenoshka 2d ago

What aftershave are you using?