Preying Mantis Sighting

S peeked out the door yesterday morning to find this creature resting on the pumpkins on our hay bale on the front porch. Lane followed with the camera, documenting the moment as usual. Being homeschoolers, of course this turned into scientific observation!! It was actually really cool. We all stood there for awhile just watching it. The little guy just sat there, most likely enjoying the instant popularity =)