more of my mantis friend 5 pics

[akhoopes]

here we have more of my mantis friend, he was just haning out today and i put him next to the spider to see what would happen they wanted nothing to do with each other, so here he is enjoy

smile for the camera
http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/7426/mais1ow8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)



ever see a mantis pray!
http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/9266/mantis4vd5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

friends, i think not, lol
http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/2872/333gv6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/190/mantis3rh3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/4333/mantis2cn9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[dpastern]

Nice series of images Bill, now all I have to do is fine one of these myself!!!

Dave

[AirBrontosaurus]

Excellent shots Bill! Great composition and clarity, and that shot with the crab spider is really nice. Well done!

[canonloader]

I guess yellow spiders don't taste good. Did you get more shots of the spider? :D

[Omri Alon]

The expression in #3 is priceless :) :lol:. Great series :D

[leniwiec72]

Amazing creature! I'm so envy of you :-) Great pictures!

[Alex Paul]

Excellent shots :).....Alex

[racketman]

made me Google and if the info I came across is correct it seems the larger mantids will take spiders and even small frogs. Also noted that the average human eats eight spiders whilst sleeping in a lifetime.
#3 is great shot - would have been nice to get one with spider's face too but cant have everything.

[canonloader]

Also noted that the average human eats eight spiders whilst sleeping in a lifetime.
Thanks for reminding me.

I haven't thought of this in years, but in my younger days, I use to ride my bike up into the Blue Ridge in Virgina, with a few friends, then consume a couple bottles of wine before putting up the tube tents and passing out.

One morning, I woke up, on my back, mouth open, and full of daddy longlegs spiders.

I thought it was a bad dream, but no, it was real, and I was hoping I had forgotten it. :(

[racketman]

Thanks for reminding me.

I haven't thought of this in years, but in my younger days, I use to ride my bike up into the Blue Ridge in Virgina, with a few friends, then consume a couple bottles of wine before putting up the tube tents and passing out.

One morning, I woke up, on my back, mouth open, and full of daddy longlegs spiders.

I thought it was a bad dream, but no, it was real, and I was hoping I had forgotten it. :(

had to laugh :lol: but horrific - hope you didnt swallow any in your moment of panic!

[canonloader]

It was one of those instant awake and aware moments. I must have been really wasted, cause I wasn't even all the way inside the tent. So I just rolled over and spit them out.

Judging by how many ran off, I hadn't chewed any, so that was a plus.

[akhoopes]

thats funny yes i do have more of the spider wil post now thanks every body

[Bald Eagle]

The expression in #3 is priceless :) :lol:. Great series :D
I agree with Omri, great shots all, but #3 takes the cake.:D ;) :D

[akhoopes]

thank you all i will be posting a series of the crab spider tonight tried last nigth but the baby wouldnt sleep and i was occupied with him, ill get them up tonight thanks again all, its starting to get colder here and they are all starting to go away its hard to find a good bug now, nooooooo, ttyl