my pleasure....they are one of the good insects...one day, long ago, i was walking my post as a young patrolman when i came upon two gentlemen ,cowering ,backed up against a wall....they were the only ones on the street at the time....i walked over to them, wondering what was wrong...well, about 3 feet from them, on the sidewalk, was a humungus praying mantis...the men thought that if they moved it would attack them...they had never seen one....i picked her up and put her on a ledge...she then flew away....

thanks....i enjoy the forum............

it is odd, but it's nice to be back .....thanks.........

[quote=RickL]Welcome back

thanks.....

nice shot...she's a beauty......

thanks, and nice pix also............

neato.................

what's it gonna look like when he's 75yrs old????????

actually i never went away...i was on here as hopthecop since 2012....i recently changed home address and found myself not recognized on the forum....they couldn't find my e-mail address or my user name....so i had to re-register and get a new user name...oh well.....

group 4 i am..........

whew..........