Small Adventure or Attack of the Praying Mantis

Sometimes our adventures are small and unexpected.  Such was the case when we headed north of our abode in hopes of finding a safe, dark place from which to watch the Perseids meteor shower.  Our plans were abandoned while we were still enjoying our cones at a popular ice cream stand.  We could see the clouds beginning to blanket the sky.

We decided to take a short walking tour of the town before going home.  It was on this walk that we encountered our evening's natural wonder:  a large praying mantis in hunting mode beneath the bright lights of a local parking lot.  For almost the next hour, the Crazies and the mantis carefully considered each other and tested each other's nerve.

Check out the photos and video below.

Praying mantis stakes out a patch of well-lit sidewalk.

Praying mantis attacks the camera.