I moved him onto the ground as I was cutting down the tree that he was sitting on and I was instantly attacked by bugs. I believe that he was eating the bugs before I disturbed him. After I moved him he began to climb back up.
I took a break to do a perimeter check and eat lunch then went to finish my woodworking project and he was gone. He probably found somewhere else to eat.
He seemed to like that tulip tree he was on a lot for when I went back to get the wood that I had already cut I saw him on it once again. He seemed to be working on his karate moves.
I couldn't finish cutting down the tree due to the fact that my neighbors began to smoke on their property a few feet from me so I will finish tomorrow. I was worried about the mantises health but couldn't handle the smoke.
"Mantises are an order of insects that contains over 2,400 species. The largest family is the Mantidae. Mantises are distributed worldwide in temperate and tropical habitats."-Google
Time for me to post him to INaturalist!!
Stay tuned for more sightings of Jack the Mantis!!
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