ALIENS - with picture proof

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Jags

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This thing was trying to speak to me in its native body motion dance. No comprendo? It weaved and bobbed as it moved. I have seen these before, but really don't know exactly what it is. It is similar to a praying mantis, it has wings, but this sucker is about 6" long. I was really hoping to mine its intelligence for the power source used in the mother ship, but alas, I couldn't understand the language.
What is it? This thing is literally longer than a standard pen.
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uncle stan always was the sorta quiet type....do not take offense, just dont ask him to regale you with his "the last time I was on Kelbus 4" stories....he just goes on, and on, and on...
 
If it turns out to be a female and she proposes marriage....run away!
 
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I've been finding some pretty big ones this year, maybe it's something to do with the dry weather we're having.
 
Using my google-fu it does appear to be a praying mantis, but I don't think I have ever seen a specimen of this size. It took me by surprise.
 
catch it and feed it crickets. pretty cool to watch.
 
Adios Pantalones said:
Awesome critters- and beneficial. I once got egg pods from them by mail order. Kinda neat
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Is this for some sort of ritual omelet, or something??;lol

That had to be one of the strangest tasting omelets, ever.
 
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You have to watch those when the get big. They will eat your humming birds and honey bees. I will catch the bigger ones to get them away from my feeders.
 
Has it requested to be taken to your leader?
 
lukem said:
Has it requested to be taken to your leader?
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Yes, but when I told it that my leader was Andrew Zimmern he fled quickly.
 
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Jags said:
Yes, but when I told it that my leader was Andrew Zimmern he fled quickly.
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With that intelligence, they must posses vastly superior technology. You should flee as well.
 
lukem said:
With that intelligence, they must posses vastly superior technology. You should flee as well.
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We are now friends. No harm shall come of this.
 
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Jags said:
We are now friends. No harm shall come of this.
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That's what he wants you to think. Before you know it he'll give your people some form of alien smallpox and then steal your land. Watch your back.
 
Jags said:
We are now friends. No harm shall come of this.
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when they say "friend" they mean "appetizer"....the mantis have a strange and colorful culture....a bit on the macabre side though.
 
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Delta-T said:
when they say "friend" they mean "appetizer"....the mantis have a strange and colorful culture....a bit on the macabre side though.
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I hear that the mothership is currently hovering over Indiana.
 
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Jags said:
I hear that the mothership is currently hovering over Indiana.
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yeah...they were looking for direction back to Iowa....head north until you see a big lake...then hang a left. They were all wearing bibs, strangely enough.
 
What a freak show you guys are....>> all over a praying friggin mantis....and AP is eating the eggs...<>
 
OMG, they've gotten to her. Where's Mr. Gamma? You ate him, I just know it.
 
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Adios Pantalones said:
Awesome critters- and beneficial. I once got egg pods from them by mail order. Kinda neat
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They say you'll never see the hatch. However, we once got some eggs too and I tied them onto a young cherry tree. One day headed out to get the mail I walked past the tree and was amazed. There were hundreds of those little critters going down the tree and onto the ground. It was an amazing thing to see but when I came back past the tree an hour later they were all gone. Have to be quick.

As for the pictures and the 6" long, I'm not sure I've ever seen one that long but that still has to be the mantis.
 
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