Reader Mark Sturtevant sent us another stumper:
I found several praying mantises this summer, and one of them is here somewhere. This was taken when I had released it after taking a number of close up pictures. Can the readers of WEIT find it? Happy hunting!
I’ll post the answer at 11 a.m. Chicago time. If you spot it, please refrain from giving the location in the comments below, though feel free to pat yourself on the back! Note, though, that it is PRAYING mantis, not PREYING mantis; this is a mistake that is common. They do prey, but they look as if they’re praying.
I was preying it would be fairly easy and it was. Pat pat pat.
You’ve got better eyesight than me – found it after a Lot of searching
Did I do that?? Holy crap.
I found it! But, damn, this one was hard.
Too well hidden for my poor eyes.
I know the feeling. Double click to zoom in.
Harmless hint: the mantis has approximately the same color as the stuff it’s sitting on.
I really like praying mantises. I just bothered one outside just now taking its picture with my iPhone. It is a beauty – big and green!
A few days ago the 4 inch mantis on my shirt collar found me.
I found the goldenrod, does that count for anything?
Found it! But not without enlarging and going over most of the whole shot very carefully (I would start looking from the farthest side from the mantis! Mark’s too savvy to center the item of interest. 🙂 )
Ah, but does its prayers get answered? (Found it BTW, but impossible without enlargement).
The mantis is probably Christian its praying to Jesus Christ