Fish Tales » preying mantis http://fishdoggy.com And then some. Mon, 18 Apr 2011 15:17:33 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 I’ll Eat You http://fishdoggy.com/2009/08/22/preying-mantis-penang-butterfly-farm/ http://fishdoggy.com/2009/08/22/preying-mantis-penang-butterfly-farm/#comments Sat, 22 Aug 2009 11:49:15 +0000 Greg Fisher http://fishdoggy.com/?p=953 “I’ll eat you.”

I’m sure that’s what this little guy was thinking. All while muttering under his breath, “Just if I was a little bigger. A little bigger”.

I enjoyed the stand-off with him. It reminded me of those kitschy 60’s Japanese horror films where overgrown insects take over Tokyo. Just minature. And not so scary. Because, if he were overgrown I would’ve been running in terror.

Just like in those movies.

But, in fact, this preying mantis is a vegetarian. He lives in Penang. And he’s designed to be perfectly camouflaged when resting in a tree. Even his wings look like dried leaves.

Stand-Off

Stand-Off

Miniature monster/alien villan

Miniature monster/alien villan

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