8/13/2005: Praying mantis kills hummingbird - Page 2

Hobbs · 08-15-2005, 09:52 AM

Holy crap! My wife and kids were holding one of these things Saturday night! Has anyone every picked one of these things up? These are the one of the most intimidating insects you'll ever run across. It's head and bodies will weave and bob and turn it's head while it tracks your movements around it. Thing looks like it could f*** you up if your not careful.

barefoot serpent · 08-15-2005, 11:57 AM

praying mantis = faith-based predator or is that preying mantis?

RobPett · 08-15-2005, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by lumberjim

did you know that if you fold your arms into a mantis like pose, and sway side to side in front of a mantis, it will attempt to attack you? no shit. try it next time you see one.

What are you, nuts? Did you SEE what it did to that hummingbird?? You'd be takin' your life in your hands, pal...

Queen of the Ryche · 08-15-2005, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by barefoot serpent

praying mantis = faith-based predator or is that preying mantis?

praying that another hummingbird flies past so he can prey on it........

Happy Monkey · 08-15-2005, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by barefoot serpent

praying mantis = faith-based predator or is that preying mantis?

Praying.

cjjulie · 08-15-2005, 07:58 PM

i do believe the Praying Mantis is the Connecticut state bug

Happy Monkey · 08-15-2005, 08:56 PM

When I was in kindergarten I brought a praying mantis and a grasshopper to show and tell. When I opened it, I had a praying mantis and some grasshopper wings.

Leah · 08-15-2005, 09:00 PM

I bet you cried

wolf · 08-16-2005, 01:30 AM

Despite what we've been told all our lives, apparently it's not illegal to kill them.

footfootfoot · 08-16-2005, 05:51 AM

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Originally Posted by RobPett

What are you, nuts? Did you SEE what it did to that hummingbird?? You'd be takin' your life in your hands, pal...

Welcome to the cellar RobPett. And yes, LJ is nuts but we love him anyway.

cjjulie · 08-16-2005, 09:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Happy Monkey

When I was in kindergarten I brought a praying mantis and a grasshopper to show and tell. When I opened it, I had a praying mantis and some grasshopper wings.

oooooops

Leah · 08-16-2005, 09:33 PM

Yeah, and he cried

BigV · 08-16-2005, 09:51 PM

It wasn't show and tell for me, but we used to get a mayonnaise jar and poke some holes in the lid. Then the bug safari would begin! We'd catch all kinds of bugs and put them in the jar together. It was a tiny bug-star cage match. We put in ants and earwigs and june bugs and butterflies and grasshoppers and worms and bees and spiders one on one.

The BEST match of all time was the [announcer voice] in this corner, wearing the green trunks, crawling in at four inches long, with a 1 1/2 reach and hooked claws, PRAAAAAAYING MAAAAAAAAATIS! His opponent, in the yellow and black trunks, an acrobatic flyer with a poisonous sting, YELLLLLLLLLLLLLOOOOOOOOOW JAAAAAAAAAAAAACKET!! Death Match.[/announcer] Putting them both in and shaking the jar really good probably hurt the praying mantis more than the yellow jacket, but it was no match really.

Evil flying villian with a poisonous ass notwithstanding, it's a praying mantis' world, baby. Bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz, snatch, bite, dingdingding. The winnah and still champeeeen! The Mantis!!!!

Leah · 08-16-2005, 09:55 PM

Oh my god, those poor little critters. The spiders must have had a field day eating anything they desired, and silver service also.

Queen of the Ryche · 08-17-2005, 11:05 AM

Hey BigV, did you also light your Matchbox cars on fire, pretending they crashed? If so you coulda hung out with my big brother.

08-15-2005, 09:52 AM	#16
Hobbs Professor for the school of ass-clownery Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Surprise! Posts: 404	Holy crap! My wife and kids were holding one of these things Saturday night! Has anyone every picked one of these things up? These are the one of the most intimidating insects you'll ever run across. It's head and bodies will weave and bob and turn it's head while it tracks your movements around it. Thing looks like it could f*** you up if your not careful. __________________ That's it! Send in the chimps! Last edited by Hobbs; 08-15-2005 at 11:54 AM. Reason: Geeze, I wish this thing had spell check

08-15-2005, 07:58 PM	#21
cjjulie Colonist Extraordinaire Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: CT Posts: 201	i do believe the Praying Mantis is the Connecticut state bug __________________ Fun,Fearless,Female

08-15-2005, 08:56 PM	#22
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	When I was in kindergarten I brought a praying mantis and a grasshopper to show and tell. When I opened it, I had a praying mantis and some grasshopper wings. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

08-16-2005, 01:30 AM	#24
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Despite what we've been told all our lives, apparently it's not illegal to kill them. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

08-16-2005, 09:51 PM	#28
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	It wasn't show and tell for me, but we used to get a mayonnaise jar and poke some holes in the lid. Then the bug safari would begin! We'd catch all kinds of bugs and put them in the jar together. It was a tiny bug-star cage match. We put in ants and earwigs and june bugs and butterflies and grasshoppers and worms and bees and spiders one on one. The BEST match of all time was the [announcer voice] in this corner, wearing the green trunks, crawling in at four inches long, with a 1 1/2 reach and hooked claws, PRAAAAAAYING MAAAAAAAAATIS! His opponent, in the yellow and black trunks, an acrobatic flyer with a poisonous sting, YELLLLLLLLLLLLLOOOOOOOOOW JAAAAAAAAAAAAACKET!! Death Match.[/announcer] Putting them both in and shaking the jar really good probably hurt the praying mantis more than the yellow jacket, but it was no match really. Evil flying villian with a poisonous ass notwithstanding, it's a praying mantis' world, baby. Bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz, snatch, bite, dingdingding. The winnah and still champeeeen! The Mantis!!!! __________________ Be Just and Fear Not. Last edited by BigV; 08-16-2005 at 10:04 PM.

08-15-2005, 11:57 AM	#17
barefoot serpent go ahead, abbrev. it Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lawrence, KS Posts: 2,623	praying mantis = faith-based predator or is that preying mantis?

08-15-2005, 09:00 PM	#23
Leah Love my Heffalumps Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Sydney, Australia (best place in the world) Posts: 346	I bet you cried

08-16-2005, 09:33 PM	#27
Leah Love my Heffalumps Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Sydney, Australia (best place in the world) Posts: 346	Yeah, and he cried

08-16-2005, 09:55 PM	#29
Leah Love my Heffalumps Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Sydney, Australia (best place in the world) Posts: 346	Oh my god, those poor little critters. The spiders must have had a field day eating anything they desired, and silver service also.

08-17-2005, 11:05 AM	#30
Queen of the Ryche is fleeing the scene Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Beautiful CO Posts: 1,510	Hey BigV, did you also light your Matchbox cars on fire, pretending they crashed? If so you coulda hung out with my big brother. __________________ Once, in an interview, Chuck Norris admitted that he was not the most awesome thing ever. He declined to elaborate; but I believe we all know that he was referring to the existence of chocolate covered bacon. I'd rather be judged by twelve than carried by six.

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