i found this little guy hanging around and brought it to a safe place as i was digging around
Ive seen this picture a few times on my feed but it is only after maybe 4-5 times that i realised that it is not standing on top og a statue hand!
haha no, I’m sieving a pile of dirt to remove the weeds and the gloves have gotten really crusty ^^
Wowza! All our mantids this year were way smaller than that
They come in all sizes and colors yes! It might be that the variety living in my area (Southwestern Germany) - mantis religiosa - is slightly bigger than average.
I love them so much, it’s always a wonderful moment when I spot one, and it was the first time I could hold one.
Impressive beast
how big is that hand?!
five eights of a foot
ok, phew haha
it looks fairly gigantic in the photo
What a cutie
