It is kind of freaking me out. It is staring at me!!! What should I do with it???
2006-07-21 09:07:17 · 17 answers · asked by cyndi71mom 5 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
It's completely harmless- they don't even bite. Put a small plastic cup or container over him, so the rim of the cup touches the window glass and he is trapped underneath. Slide a piece of paper under that, so he is trapped between the paper and the cup, and then release him outside. You won't have to touch him with your hands or anything.
Don't kill him- praying mantises eat bugs- they are really useful and beneficial creatures.
2006-07-21 09:12:18 · answer #1 · answered by wabbitqueen 4 · 10⤊ 2⤋
Open the window and let it out. Praying Mantis have no venom and are more frightened of you then you are of it.
Praying Mantis are ambush predators. They sit and wait, blending in with foliage. When an insect gets near they pounce on it, grab it with their powerful front claws and start to dismember and eat it. So they don't have or need venom, they work best by hiding, and they make good eating for birds.
The insect is either going to run when you approach or freeze, more likely the latter. So just open the window and let it out.
2006-07-21 16:13:42 · answer #2 · answered by Dan S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Man, that IS freaky! I hate bugs, but it depends on if you want it dead or alive. Personally, if it was in my room it'd be dead already. Windex is great for bugs like that. Just give him a healthy squirt of that stuff and pick him up with a big wad of paper towels and flush him down the toilet. GOD, I HATE BUGS! Good luck!
Okay, I just read all the other answers and I feel bad for telling you to kill it. I guess you should just let it outside or make friends with it, even though the thought of touching it makes me wanna pull my hair out. UGH!
2006-07-21 16:11:59 · answer #3 · answered by Charles 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Do nothing. They won't harm you. Praying mantis get rid of roaches, spiders and other insects. Without them we would have more bugs to worry about.
2006-07-21 16:10:25 · answer #4 · answered by Art The Wise 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes it is staring at you, they r intelligent for being an insect. if she is bothering you get a cup and a paper plate, put the cup over her and use the plate to slide under her now you have captured her, take her outside and put her on a bush or tree. she won't hurt you.
2006-07-21 16:14:17 · answer #5 · answered by who be boo? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stare back at it. Maybe it will get freaked out by that. and leave.
Or fry it up in some butter.
2006-07-21 18:21:47 · answer #6 · answered by Maxwell Smart(ypants) 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Eat Em
2006-07-21 16:12:05 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
dont look at it with your eyes, they will attack your eyes first, they are very dominent, and are one of the best natural predators out there, remember they eat eachother. get a jar and try to catch it in the jar and give it to some brat kid that will take it as a pet.
2006-07-21 16:17:25 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Praying Matises are GOOD bugs - they eat other bugs, and they don't bite or sting. If you want, you can even pick it up - it won't hurt you a bit!
2006-07-21 16:11:44 · answer #9 · answered by flash_engineer 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Capture it in a container and move it outside. They are good to have around.
2006-07-21 16:11:46 · answer #10 · answered by freaking_morons_ugh 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋