Thursday, October 18, 2007

Meat eater?




I was home a few weeks ago and captured these pics. My mom has several humming bird feeders on the backporch which bring dozens of little birds begging for sugar water. Along w/ the birds, you'll see lizards, large garden spiders, and an occasional praying mantis.

I thought all these creatures lived in harmony until I saw a praying mantis sneak under a feeder and grab a humming bird (OK...I actually didn't see the moment of capture, but did see it sneak up). I honestly didn't know praying mantis would go after something so large. I just assumed they ate plants or small bugs. Who knew?!

My mom wasn't too happy w/ it killing her humming birds so hopefully it enjoyed it's last meal. Awwwwww.

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3 Comments:

Blogger lizcjones said...

Ewww! I had no idea.

8:17 PM  
Blogger mykgerard said...

Wow!!! that is insane!

2:13 PM  
Blogger Shane A. Jones said...

Insane is right. I've never seen a mantis attack anything that big. Did it eat it or what?

10:41 PM  

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