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 ^^
how big is that hand?!
five eights of a foot
ok, phew haha
it looks fairly gigantic in the photo
What a cutie
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
