Strange visitor
I was looking around under the bed and dressers today and found something unexpected:
I have seen very few mantises in my life, especially this close up, and would not have guessed I would run into one this way. He was sitting on a piece that was broken off the front of Jessica's dresser, so I just sort of lifted it very gently and walked him over to the open window. He was quite reticent to let go of the wood and rejoin the world around him. It was really awesome to watch him cleaning the spines on his arms by running his mouth along them. A mantis is so much more humanoid than most insects, I couldn't help but imagine an intelligent agency operating in that tiny triangular head as I watched the way he moved and looked around.
I have seen very few mantises in my life, especially this close up, and would not have guessed I would run into one this way. He was sitting on a piece that was broken off the front of Jessica's dresser, so I just sort of lifted it very gently and walked him over to the open window. He was quite reticent to let go of the wood and rejoin the world around him. It was really awesome to watch him cleaning the spines on his arms by running his mouth along them. A mantis is so much more humanoid than most insects, I couldn't help but imagine an intelligent agency operating in that tiny triangular head as I watched the way he moved and looked around.