About the Omarsea Crew

We are the Trefethens. After 10 years of planning we decided to sell our home and buy a sailboat. In November 2007 we departed Portland Oregon for the Virgin Islands and our 50 foot sloop the OMARSEA. Our three children Ben, Juli and Steve are enjoying the benefits of being homeschooled. Join us on our continuing adventures as we explore the East coast of America on the way to New Zealand.

Saturday, August 20, 2011

Large Praying Mantis Captured

Juli's fascination with all things great and small continues. Yesterday Ben was out cutting the grass and sighted this amazing bug. Being a great brother, he ran in and got Juli right away. Together they captured the Mantis and took it in the house. She is a lovely copper bronze on the underside and has wings both dark and light green. About 6" long she reminded us of a fat walking stick. We studied it and took both stills and video of her movements. She flies very well and is most attentive to movement around her.  After a few hours of observation it was decided that she would fare better outside than in and was released in our garden. We are happy to report she is still in our garden today.

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