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Another Today In Our Backyard episode.

Hope you enjoy Part 2 of the Mantis series. If there is something viewers might want to check out in our yard or some kind of request to "film more of this" let me know.

Music - Julien Neto

2007

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shatlarina
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9 months ago
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9 months ago
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10 months ago
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LCF 1 year ago

who needs better homes and gardens bah!

at one point, it's like the praying mantis is smiling at me (3:25) This video is the best one yet!
Ian Lucero 9 months ago

It is.

(echo)
chriskalani 1 year ago

That guy seems like a total jerk, eating all those aphids and whatnot.
Ian Lucero 1 year ago

He's just hungry.
Buck Flashroy 1 year ago

They really are amazing creatures. Quite alien looking. There seems to be a lot of 'food' for them in your garden. You might end up getting over run by pray mantids. What eats a pray mantis? Hedgehogs? Maybe you should get ready to bring some of them in!
Loonachic 1 year ago

how do you growm them? that's so cool!
Ian Lucero 1 year ago

You can buy eggs from your local nursery the same way you buy lady bugs for the same purpose. But then you have to grow them and make sure they don't eat each other. They tend to do that. So maybe having many jars.
aaroneous 1 year ago

NOVA has nothing on you Ian. This was great.
Ian Lucero 1 year ago

hahaha!
davidxcarroll 1 year ago

Mantis..es are so cool. Such aliens

PS Can you try your best to never feature spiders?
Ian Lucero 1 year ago

hmmm...

Spiders.
GermanNuestro 1 year ago

Freaky dudes! That music really plays when they're cruisin around in the backyard.
Ian Lucero 1 year ago

and we learned how to shrink ourselves. it's really great.
nshack 1 year ago

Really cool experiment and documentation. You really do have a lot of aphids to be eaten! Good Luck!
el gabito 1 year ago

Nice work, lucerito! I'm hungry for some aphids now, but my roommates done eat them all...

I like the combo of stills and video, and the dramatic music choice is the right touch...

MORE!
joshua kohl 1 year ago

Holy Shit Dude. THats a frickin beautiful video. I just joined the vimeo gang. I am going nutty with my cel phone. How are ya? Are the aphids thining out at all?
Ian Lucero 1 year ago

hey!!! joshua!!! thanks.

EVERy ONE WELCOME JOSHUA KOHL!

the aphids are still plenty. the praying mantis thing is a little hard to make happen really well. lady bugs are a little easier. i don't know what to do for a follow up video to this one because we can't find the praying mantids.

i'll be starting a series called "30 Second Macro"

I wanna see some cel phon videos!
Otis 1 year ago

You don't see the baby mantids because I ate them. They are actually still stuck in my vaggie lip folds. They have a cannabalistic flavor and a crunchy texture that is undeniably delicious.
alissa 11 months ago

yay macro! if i was an aphid i'd run when i saw zorak. super rad. i think i'll stick with ladybugs.
Ian Lucero 11 months ago

hahaha! Yeah ladybugs seem to be less fussy. Easier to manage. We just release a few thousand into the willow tree because the aphids were just ridiculous.

Chow down lady bugs!!
Brett Russell Dougherty 10 months ago

This reminds me of homeworld, the computer game. Die, aphids. Your end has come.
gremm 10 months ago

wow! them aphids are puknups, mang!
Ian Lucero 10 months ago

so puknups
atlnav 10 months ago

ok so catching up here - two months later - how is the matis - do you bring him in at night? what happens in the winter?
Ian Lucero 10 months ago

hahah! 2 Months! oh my god!

well right after i decided to get serious about updating the series more often, I got really busy with work on the house and work work.

BUT! while working on the house we did run into ONE of the mantids. It was chillin' out with a spider. We took some photos and video and possibly we'll post it. thanks for asking.
Charlie McCarthy 9 months ago

Incredible shots and editing.
shatlarina 4 months ago

It is touching and pathetic.

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