No, really! Like right after I took this pic on the barberry, the praying mantis launched itself at me, flying right at my face. I might've screamed like a little girl - just a little - as I jumped back. And I'm not even creeped out by most bugs. Certainly not praying mantises. But I didn't expect it to try and land on my face either.
It seems there's something about a praying mantis face that does NOT want the camera to focus on it. Kinda like creepy demon/ghost monsters in movies that are always out of focus? I finally gave up and settled with the above picture. Then it flew at me again, landed on the garage door, from which I chased it away knowing Brett would be home shortly (and I didn't want it getting crushed), and then it few off towards the back yard. Man, so weird watching these big clunky things fly around...
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