Mantises are trolls :P

[hierodula]

http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/896712-praying-mantis-hijacks-picture-of-spider-in-ultimate-photobomb

This is awesome! it looks kinda setup tho... but still funny :clown:

 

[Mvalenz]

Hahaha. That's funny. Might not be staged. You know how mantids are always going for the lenses of cameras.

 

[hopefoot]

Anyone know WHY mantids are always going for the lens of the camera? I've had many a wild mantid try with me. My guess is that the camera leads to a person and the person looks like a good thing to climb. Do mantids prefer to be as high up as they can? Like a cat does?

 

[hierodula]

Anyone know WHY mantids are always going for the lens of the camera? I've had many a wild mantid try with me. My guess is that the camera leads to a person and the person looks like a good thing to climb. Do mantids prefer to be as high up as they can? Like a cat does?

Yeah they do, it allows them to see their environment better

 

[Mime454]

Yeah they do, it allows them to see their environment better

And catch flying prey better!