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Praying Mantis

by pvalencia (Subscribe)

Posted on: Oct 15, 2009 at 10:22 PM MDT

Channel: Local News

Location: Farmington, NM

I've heard about the legendary speed of the praying mantis, but I had never witnessed it before. I was taking a picture of this last perfect rose of this season and I spotted a praying mantis stradling two other rose buds. One moment the praying mantis was there with it's arms flexed, and the next it was holding a bee. I never saw it move. The bee tried to get away but it was caught in those deadly arms.

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