Praying Mantis Scared Me & Actually "Growled" at Me?! Garden Backyard

This praying mantis came from the far left corner of my artichoke bed to chase me down by jumping on the leaves while I was watering. It freaked me out & I grabbed the camera & came back to make a video of him. Then after I started taping him he growled at me when I put my hand near him. It scared the s*** out of me! I get these guys all over my yard, everywhere I look they are around! They are very cool creatures & they fascinate me. They are very expensive to buy at the nursery. People get them as a natural predator of unwanted bugs.

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Pets & Animals

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• praying
• mantis
• garden
• backyard
• plants
• bugs
• insects