tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post2284914178346964436..comments2023-11-02T05:09:48.607-05:00Comments on PURE FLORIDA: Praying Mantis Cryptic ColorationUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-61347134088817934662018-06-29T00:37:48.707-05:002018-06-29T00:37:48.707-05:00hihiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-15643157232449934972017-10-11T10:38:21.045-05:002017-10-11T10:38:21.045-05:00I was just about to put the same comment, that was...I was just about to put the same comment, that was enjoyable to say the least, some natural born comedians here!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09646992153396772147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-22085145980864242112009-10-25T22:28:28.281-05:002009-10-25T22:28:28.281-05:00i'm glad you saved him. her. whatever. they...i'm glad you saved him. her. whatever. they're so cool.<br /><br />i have a sizable spider that built its web from my porch light down to my door. every time i go outside, it runs up its web to the porch light. i've discussed location with it several times, but more decisive measures may be necessary.Erickahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02624706433945857931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-5185414102535950462009-10-25T09:03:52.332-05:002009-10-25T09:03:52.332-05:00Cool! Why do I love some big bugs and am not afrai...Cool! Why do I love some big bugs and am not afraid to hold/catch them and others gross me out!!!<br /><br /> Hey PF, did you ever post a birdie book for me? Let me know if you do (by email)? Thank you!LaDivaCucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06000430029590301972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-65261818723547129562009-10-24T21:23:14.726-05:002009-10-24T21:23:14.726-05:00Thanks for the great comments, I laughed through t...Thanks for the great comments, I laughed through the whole list!<br />I was late getting back here, sorry!R.Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905593499136090763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-33630653165923867622009-10-23T12:59:05.368-05:002009-10-23T12:59:05.368-05:00Wow! What a beauty! They freak me out a little, bu...Wow! What a beauty! They freak me out a little, but I can still appreciate their beauty. I actually appreciate the way that they are "aware" of you. Very alert.<br /><br />edifice rex: I can handle a mantis looking at me. But a roach? Now THAT will give you willies. I used to tell people "You know a roach is big when you go to walk past it, and it turns its head to follow your every movement." *enter WILLIES here*<br /><br />I also used to say that you know a spider is big when it leaps off the wall, hits the floor with a quiet *thunk*, and then you hear the *tick tick tick* of its legs as it runs across the linoleum! *enter GIRLIE SHRIEK here*<br /><br />Welcome to Florida!nfmgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03677291537193518055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-56291437517483027142009-10-22T21:42:01.116-05:002009-10-22T21:42:01.116-05:00I don't think we have those here in Minnesotar...I don't think we have those here in Minnesotarctica. Although I do have a Mantis brand rototiller I'm very happy with.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07879771115420282834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-8952311655752136902009-10-22T20:05:24.643-05:002009-10-22T20:05:24.643-05:00Yeah, but those things still give me the willies.
...Yeah, but those things still give me the willies.<br />Something about the way they will acknowledge you by turning their head to look directly at you. Eeeeee!MamaHenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17018971960706063902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-417787311669348102009-10-22T19:54:54.451-05:002009-10-22T19:54:54.451-05:00Totally off topic, but I just wanted to say "...Totally off topic, but I just wanted to say "GREAT PIX" on your header!Jane Llewellynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14417390253569376538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-78287838857431189542009-10-22T19:50:33.371-05:002009-10-22T19:50:33.371-05:00Gravity, really? I can sleep again.Gravity, really? I can sleep again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-84499908808536263142009-10-22T19:50:11.413-05:002009-10-22T19:50:11.413-05:00I looked it up fer ya. That is a grizzled mantis, ...I looked it up fer ya. That is a grizzled mantis, or Florida bark mantis..<br />http://bugguide.net/node/view/11677/bgimage?from=0who wouda thunk it??https://www.blogger.com/profile/15782361867045442829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-24899222524602331412009-10-22T19:45:01.741-05:002009-10-22T19:45:01.741-05:00Funny you should post this today. Last night I was...Funny you should post this today. Last night I was re-reading Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard, and there was an interesting piece of a chapter on praying mantises. <br /><br />(Read the book if you never have. You'll thank me.)Miz Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09797076536055067930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-86749328937059438372009-10-22T19:38:59.410-05:002009-10-22T19:38:59.410-05:00Wow, never saw anything like it before!Wow, never saw anything like it before!lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01998455958377639450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-231973285206729012009-10-22T17:29:23.444-05:002009-10-22T17:29:23.444-05:00Love the colors on that mantis. I bet he really do...Love the colors on that mantis. I bet he really does blend right into the trees.robin andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13390482190562312928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-22337860852815895102009-10-22T17:26:31.434-05:002009-10-22T17:26:31.434-05:00Looks like you scared the pee out of him. Guess it...Looks like you scared the pee out of him. Guess it's even now!<br /><br />Love the new header.<br /><br />PattiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-56880330633498657582009-10-22T15:44:15.709-05:002009-10-22T15:44:15.709-05:00Thank God for gravity.Thank God for gravity.kevinnoreply@blogger.com