Praying Mantis

Today we found a praying mantis hanging onto the bars outside Haley's window. I guess he must have climbed up. Haley didn't want him hanging out outside her window all night, so I caught him to release him back down on the ground. Well, that was the plan! I caught him, but underestimated how amazingly fast praying mantises can sprint! So he got away, and crawled under Haley's bed. Oh yeah. If outside her window is bad, releasing him under her bed earns me "Worst Mom of the Year Award". So I picked up her mattress and eventually found and caught him. This time I covered up the glass with a piece of paper since he can climb the unclimbable! We took a photo and a movie, so you could see him too, and then released him downstairs.