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ns22
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Nice pic! 
Sarah K
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Very nice!
Thanks Cosby, The window and the screen was open, only close when I went to sleep. It went out a couple of time but came back in, never seen one doing that.Great shot. You mentioned you left it by the window and it's stayed for a week, does it go out through the window or is there a screen? You got me wondering what is going on.
Even one day it took a flight inside and landed on me, so I went to work with it on my arm. I am a truck driver, it could got out anytime but no It came back home with me.
To this day I still wonder what happened.
Very interesting story, and sounds like a once in a lifetime mantis there. That's awesome that it even left with you to work and came back, and did the same with the window for a week.
I imagine it was time to breed and had to track down a mate (as it was an adult, but I can't determine the sex from the photo). Was this something recent? If so perhaps it may return once it's task is finished. Heck, I like the story more than the photo, but it is good to see what it looked like.
Sarah K
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Awesome story! I would have had a hard time resisting the urge to take that little guy into my home permanently after that experience.Very interesting story, and sounds like a once in a lifetime mantis there. That's awesome that it even left with you to work and came back, and did the same with the window for a week.
I imagine it was time to breed and had to track down a mate (as it was an adult, but I can't determine the sex from the photo). Was this something recent? If so perhaps it may return once it's task is finished. Heck, I like the story more than the photo, but it is good to see what it looked like.
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I really enjoy that experience, I might not be as good as you with mantis but the way it fly around the house, I think it was a male.Very interesting story, and sounds like a once in a lifetime mantis there. That's awesome that it even left with you to work and came back, and did the same with the window for a week.
I imagine it was time to breed and had to track down a mate (as it was an adult, but I can't determine the sex from the photo). Was this something recent? If so perhaps it may return once it's task is finished. Heck, I like the story more than the photo, but it is good to see what it looked like.
I keep my window open just in case it come back, but I doubt it as summer season is at its end here, they sadly don't live for a year here, at first frosty night they all die.
I would have had a hard time resisting too, but as a insect photographer I've learn not to keep any wild insect more than 24 hrs.Awesome story! I would have had a hard time resisting the urge to take that little guy into my home permanently after that experience.
Here check out my mantis picture collection and other insect.
https://plus.google.com/u/0/+LucBouffardLucky-Luc
