Praying Mantises

Had to Google the plural of mantis! We uncovered these two babies when we were doing some weeding in our raised veggie garden. They were really tiny, especially the one on the left. I moved them to some nearby flowers for safety.

I think this is the first time I've seen my hubby doing any weeding as he is definitely not normally a gardener. He'd pave the lot if he had his choice! But he's actually decided he'd like to create a butterfly garden so we were planting some swan plant seeds in one of the veggie boxes. Monarch butterflies/caterpillars love swan plants.

[Esther Rosenberg]

You got a good eye! how cute these two. Nice shot

[Susan Wakely]

A fabulous close up shot. I love that you husband has got the gardening bug.

[Peter Dulis]

fabulous capture - I see it praying :)

[Merrelyn]

Great capture. I attempted to photograph a couple of tiny ones I found on my lavender a couple of days ago but got nothing remotely as sharp as this .

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Well spotted and great details.

[Pat Knowles]

I wouldn’t have known the plural either.....fancy seeing those in your garden, you had sharp eyes!

[Clare Gadsby]

looks like they're having a good old chinwag. fabulous

[Korcsog Károly]

Great shot!

[Santina]

Beautiful close-up, I love these two, they seem to be talking animatedly

[Sylvia]

Excellent capture of these tiny creatures.

[Jan Hall]

Wow, your focus here is perfect!

[George]

Great shot against the dark background and hopefully you will have some wonderful butterflies to photograph in the future.

[Yolanda]

Fantastic capture! FAV

[Christine]

Great shot. Fav

[julia]

They are tiny.. The butterflies will love their new garden..

[Faye Turner]

What a lucky find. Great capture

[Phil Howcroft]

they look awesome, love the greens

[Rick]

Cool capture.

[Walks @ 7]

Good luck with the Butterfly garden. Siblings just acting out?

[bkb in the city]

Great capture

[aikiuser (jenn)]

Aren't these just the cutest?! Incredible how they grown into such fierce adults

[Sue Cooper]

A brilliant capture, I love it. Where would we be without google 😂🤣

[Jon Lip]

What ridiculous looking things they are - but SO photogenic. Not likely to have found anything like them in Yorkshire!

[Dianne]

Very cute little guys!

[Nina Ganci]

wow! They are having a conversation! Love this
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[CC Folk]

I like praying mantis. They are fun to watch. But, I was so surprised to learn they are voracious predators (lizards, insects, rodents) and will even attack hummingbirds! :(