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I saw this sexual cannibal today. Perched on the edge of a curb of the parking platform at the building where I work. It appeared wounded and curious about the strange surroundings - funny, the way it cocked it's head and moved forward on long sloping legs.
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The internet tells me that the praying mantis is a popular subject of mythology and folklore. Frenchies believe a praying mantis points a lost child home again. The Arabs and Turks believe the praying mantis points toward Mecca. Africans thought the mantis brought good luck - such good luck infact, that it could bring someone back from the dead. Of course, Americans believed they blinded men and killed horses - stupid Americans. The Chinese find that mantis eggs, roasted, are a cure for bedwetters.
Who's to say really?
I considered rescuing this little beast, but I figured gathering him up and bringing him inside would do more harm than good.
Hope the little monster caught some wind and found refuge...
2 comments:
Your good thoughts definitely sent a cool breeze for him to ride away on. I guess not all Americans are stupid! Some of them actually stop and appreciate the small things that make this world beautiful.
lovemaura
Why's he so smug?
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