we’ve seen a lot of praying mantises around our yard lately, and it makes us feel great!
last fall there were tons of mantis eggs hanging out on the bottom limbs of one of our cedar trees, and we were hoping that they would survive the colder-than-usual winter.
and they did!
one of the lovely, green mantises has been hanging out in the carport lately, climbing all over the bromeliad, the bamboo palms, and the pineapple plant. i love watching them move, their praying arms held perfectly still while their legs steadily propel them along as though they’re rowing to the next place.
our resident praying mantis!
mantises are great for the garden, especially when you’ve got some sneaky beetles coming in to munch on your broccoli, cabbage, and greenbean plants. although mantises generally do not discriminate about which bugs they eat, they can certainly munch on some bad bugs and the eggs of those bad bugs!
so for now, we’re going to enjoy watching these amazing insects walk around the garden and the carport, saving us from bad guy bugs!
.:.