What a buggy summer! Is anyone else having a buggy time like me? They're munching everything in my garden!

THEN, a hero! I was on the east side of my house and I saw a little 2 inch praying mantis - he stopped, looked at me, then just turned back and went about his business! (oh yeah, this is the lady that's been turning on the sprinkler - hi there bakemom!)

THEN, yesterday another hero! Another two-incher in the vegetable garden (go pm go)was startled when I walked around the tomato patch weeding. He stopped, whipped around and stared. It might be my imagination, but he seemed to recognize me and looked a bit relieved (oh it's just her), then went to work rooting around for prey.

Anyone else spot these? Do PMs eat japanese beetles and grasshoppers? I sure hope so.