What’s the deal with this thing?

[Brandi555]

This thing was walking on my window.

[Guanfei]

A praying mantis. If it's not inside, just let it be, it eats all sort of insects, and it's not dangerous.
If it's inside, you can catch it in a box or on a paper, and put it outside.

[Brandi555]

Where? Like on a tree?

[Guanfei]

Anywhere, on a wall, on a tree... Away from your house so it won't come back.

[Brandi555]

What if I put it on your pillow? 😂😂😂

[Guanfei]

I'll put it outside myself. Those things don't scare me 😏
But you'll have to get close to my pillow first.

[llorando]

Praying mantis, they can be useful for pest control of insects.

[Brandi555]

What should I do with it?

[llorando]

Is it on the outside of your window or on the inside of your window? If it's on the outside of your window, just let it be, it'll eventually leave. If it's on the inside of your window (inside your house), either carefully catch it in a box/container with lid and release it outside if your not too afraid of bugs, if you are afraid of bug's jut gobble it up with the vacuum hose.

[sage2021]

I used to get these on the wall of my apartment balcony.
I would sit and watch them for hours.
One day I took a close up picture of one that looked directly at my phone and if it was posing for it's picture to be taken. 😅 The picture even showed it's eyes. Cute!

[llorando]

@sage2021 Sounds interesting.
Thanks for MH.

[Static_In_The_Attic]

That is a mantis religiosa also know as a praying mantis & in some cultures spotting a praying mantis is considered a symbol of good luck and good fortune.

Unfortunately if you are a bug & you spot a mantis it is not good luck at all & it probably means you are on the dinner menu.

[Brandi555]

Oh good cus I’ve seen this guy twice. 😁😁. Her name is Gertrude and oddly enough she isn’t even religious. 🤷🏻‍♀️

[Static_In_The_Attic]

Good luck & good fortune to you for seeing that Gertrude twice. If you could see the abdominal segments the males have 8 segments & the females have 6 segments. Both have wings, males can fly however females cannot. If you had a lighter photo you would be able to tell.

[nolabels]

I recently spotted a praying mantis on a tree in my front yard.
I stood very still and watched it closely for several minutes, taking video of the encounter.
I found it to be interesting that as cars passed in front of my house, the mantis would turn its head towards the sound of the approaching vehicles before they appeared, then its head would follow the motion of the cars until they had passed my house and disappeared.
Unless a passing car was present, if and when I'd make a movement, its head would immediately turn towards me.
If a passing car was present, my movements were ignored by the mantis.

It's amazing what one can witness when observing nature.

[Chazmatazz269]

It’s probably actually male. Female mantids tend to have a bigger abdomen. Males also have three smaller abdominal segments where females have one larger segment at the end of their abdomen. So you can determine sex by counting those segments.
https://www.keepinginsects.com/praying-mantis/distinguishing-males-and-females/

They are good to have around because they are natural pest control. Very effective hunters, and voracious. Unfortunately they are not particular about their prey. So they will eat other helpful species as well as pests.

[PrinceAlbert57]

They’re actually a very viscous species. They destroy their prey.

[Brandi555]

Wym?

[PrinceAlbert57]

They kill their own kind. The females will kill and eat the males during or after mating.

[OneViewpoint]

That's a praying mantis. A cool little assassin of the insect world.

[CupcakeTheDestroyer]

What a pretty lady 😊 I imagine she likes to eat whatever’s crawling on your bricks outside

[Brandi555]

😳😳😳😳wym?

[CupcakeTheDestroyer]

Mantises are pest control, like spiders or wasps, they eat smaller pests as part of their diet

[Brandi555]

Oh..

[AviatorTom]

It's a praying mantis, good to have around. They eat harmful insects.

[Nikki1989]

It looks like a praying mantis. Harmless.

[aaron13547]

It's good luck. He is also a master at hunting other bugs that you don't want around the house. They are symbols of divine protection and spiritual guidance.

One more interesting fact they change colors like a chameleon.

[FreyaRed]

It your friend, it's a mantis and just wants to hunt other insects.

[Staximus]

The best little buddy to have in your greenhouse or garden

[Shiprex]

I had on inside the fairing on my motorcycle. They're cool ad have high status in Asian folklore.

[Ariesman81]

A legit killer

[Brandi555]

Is it poisonous?

[Ariesman81]

Nah, but don't let it get ahold of you

[Brandi555]

Wym?

[Ariesman81]

Touch it and find out

[TonyMetal___86]

It's a creepy insect maybe on your window staring at you to see when you will change your clothes, even insects are creeps 🤣🤣

[exitseven]

praying Mantis/

[Anonymous]

Illegal to kill in the U. S.

[llorando]

That's is actually false, it being illegal to kill mantis's is just a myth that started in the 1950's.
www.brodybrotherspestcontrol.com/.../are-praying-mantises-endangered-is-it-illegal-to-kill-them

[Jennz6]

It’s a praying mantis.
@brandi555

[Jennz6]

@brandi555
Don’t hurt it

[mysteriousNicholas]

Insect bug 🦟 🪲 scary

[Anonymous]

It's gross

[Brandi555]

I know. lol. But it’s weird

[DJB72]

It's eating ants. Leave it alone

[BruceWayne32123]

He wanted to prey on you obvi

[Brandi555]

I saw that guy twice

[BruceWayne32123]

He’s probably going to make another appearance

[Brandi555]

I don't know. It’s cold out. Are they here when it’s cold?

[BruceWayne32123]

Oh if it’s cold out he already made it inside. Stalking you in the shadows.

[Brandi555]

Omfg 🙀

[BruceWayne32123]

Be afraid. Be very afraid

[nawtee_me]

It is a praying mantis. They eat insects

[JamesMillerOwl]

It's definitely a praying mantis.

[Alex-Snow]

Way cool. He is just hanging out I guess