I walked out of my basement this weekend to find a praying mantis standing at the top of the stairs. The insect was kind enough to wait while I grabbed a camera, and even kinder to not attack me while I zoomed in to get this close-up.

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Beth Says:
September 28th, 2005 at 10:50 pmVisit Beth
That means “good Luck” for you and your family (living in the house. Plus it eats all the yucky bugs. Nice pic.