Monday, September 8, 2014

Today in photos of a large praying mantis on East 5th Street



EVG contributor Derek Berg spotted this on East Fifth Street between Second Avenue and Cooper Square ...



And one more thing for the East Fifth St. Tree Committee to worry about ...

12 comments:

Anonymous said...

Ok, I'll be first: that's a praying mantis. Ya know, the thing where the females eat the males after doin' it.

EV Grieve said...

Oops! Thanks anon!

Walter said...

"where the females eat the males after doin' it."
That's exactly how I wanna go. With a smile on my face.

Jill said...

There was one on our roof last week. A beautiful creature.

Crazy Eddie said...

"The Deadly Mantis" (1957)
Of course, it comes to visit NYC. And the visit does not come off well. As usual, major traffic issues in the Lincoln Tunnel.

East Village Today said...

Did you ever see that picture of the praying mantis that speared the humming bird? It's right here It's not fake.

Giovanni said...

Someone tell me it's not true that they actually sell these at Whole Foods in the produce section.

Anonymous said...

That's really awesome.
And yeah, I do want to know what car that is.
(Photographer could probably make a penny selling it to the car co. marketing dept.)

derek berg said...

Anonymous 10.56, it's a Mini. You are obviously no gear head.

JM said...

I wonder if it's the same one my gf and I rescued a week and a half ago from the corner of 1st and 7th St. It sat patiently on a newspaper while we walked over and into the park, then took off into a tree.

Must be an adventurous creature.

Anonymous said...

nice composition in the second foto - just sayin'...

I-)

Anonymous said...

Hey! You took my picture without asking and pasted it all over the internet. -- Praying Mantis