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Fascinating, thanks so much for sharing. It is remarkable how much they seemed like they were watching me. I took a video of it the other when it was around. I guess it could just be that I'm darker than the background and so it wants to follow that darkness movement.
Oh my god, thank you for that video, it's fantastic. She's so cute! I never saw a real mantis and this is fascinating.
... According to observations.be, they are present (albeit very rare) in Belgium, so I guess you've started me on a new life quest. ๐ธ
You're very welcome! That observations website is fantastic, I've got a little bioacoustics community and I'm going to add it to the list of resources there, thanks for sharing it!
I don't think I've ever seen a praying mantis in real life until now. This is in Okinawa, Japan. Most of the time, she was rocking back like this, and whenever I would get close she would stretch out to climb on me. She would sort of fly a little bit sometimes, and when I found her, she was on my balcony, but she hasn't been back around since the day I saw her. I read that they are the only insect that can turn their heads independent of their bodies. Also, there is a Spiny Flower Mantis that is definetly worth checking out!
Edit: fixed a link.
The spiny flower mantis is gorgeous. It looks more like a piece of fantasy art than a real insect. Surreal.
Also, is your link possibly wrong on the "like this"?
Oh my, you're right. That definitely is the wrong link! Here is the correct one.
Thank you, I love it!