The Elegance of the Praying Mantis

They move very slowly. Here you see it looking directly at me, holding meditatively it's middle leg with one of the long front legs. I loved to see its big eyes, very much like ET...
For those of you who have never seen this insect before, it's about as big as my thumb, I will post a normal full body pic on Flickr and add the link here .


Thank you again for your kind comments, hearts and stars on my night shot. I was quite happy to see this morning that it went into the spotlight for some hours while I slept. Thank you.

Internet situation hasn't changed jet. I am sitting in a loud cafe and feel like going home.