Hi, This is Peter my Chinese praying mantis. he jumped on my leg while I was catching garter snakes. He is a good eater and lives in a 20-long tank for now. I thought I'd share this cool find. Here he is eating a painted lady butterfly.
Praying mantis
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Just something cool I thought you might like to know. When I was up in PA I saw a praying mantis EATING A SNAKE!
The snake was sorta small but it was digging a hole through its body! I was shocked!
Just something cool I thought you might like to know. When I was up in PA I saw a praying mantis EATING A SNAKE!
The snake was sorta small but it was digging a hole through its body! I was shocked!
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oof... Poor snake
yeah these guys are crazy, they will eat small birds given the chance.
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Just a pic I snagged off the internet
Geez!oof... Poor snake
One time (being a dumb 11 year old child) caught 4 tree frogs (naturally naming them all after the 4 raptors in Jurassic World) and a praying mantis. I thought that "they would be friends".... Yaaaaah... The praying mantis thought it was a snack.
I saved the frog before it was actually eaten. It had a small patch of skin missing but that was all, luckily.
So they all got set free... I was planning to keep them as pets but I'm glad I didn't cause thinking back the container I had was teensy...
Oh my God!Just a pic I snagged off the internet
I wonder what type of bird that was?
Did it actually snatch it out of the sky
I had a Ghost Mantis. Won pet of the month one time
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yeah, someone gave me some treefrogs. they cant be released though due to the risk of disease,Geez!
One time (being a dumb 11 year old child) caught 4 tree frogs (naturally naming them all after the 4 raptors in Jurassic World) and a praying mantis. I thought that "they would be friends".... Yaaaaah... The praying mantis thought it was a snack.
I saved the frog before it was actually eaten. It had a small patch of skin missing but that was all, luckily.
So they all got set free... I was planning to keep them as pets but I'm glad I didn't cause thinking back the container I had was teensy...
humming I think.Oh my God!
I wonder what type of bird that was?
Did it actually snatch it out of the sky
I love that little guy! Looks like it could be a little Pokémon or dragon
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I know a local guy who breeds all kinds of mantis. I think This will be one of my future species.
Luckily these guys were wild and I only had them for a little. I released them right where I found them.
Makes sense. Size and all.
I think it is a female Rufous HummingbirdOh my God!
I wonder what type of bird that was?
Did it actually snatch it out of the sky
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yeah, something like that
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the ones I have now live in a 20 long. they are about the size of a nickel or quarter
You can keep these little guys in 2.5 gallon tanks!
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