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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