Computer Bug

By Miss Cellania in Animals & Pets, Video Clips on Feb 11, 2010 at 9:20 pm


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A praying mantis is trying to catch the cursor on a computer screen! After the video was recorded, the insect was taken outside and set loose. -via Arbroath


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  1. emmakate
    Feb 11th, 2010 at 9:40 pm

    soooooo cute! like a cat playing with a laser. I don't know if this is a sign of intelligence or not though...

  2. laurafizzpop
    Feb 11th, 2010 at 10:21 pm

    "I got it! Darnit. I GOT it! DARNit. I GOT IT! DARNIT! WHAT SORT OF MAGICAL FORCE FIELD IS THIS?! WAit...I'll get it this ti...DARNIT"

  3. LisaL
    Feb 11th, 2010 at 11:36 pm

    Lol awwww, poor thing. It just wants some nomnoms!

  4. Johnny Cat
    Feb 11th, 2010 at 11:46 pm

    Mantises can be very creepy when they want to be. This is good mantis. When you want to walk through a doorway and one jumps in your way with its arms up, it's not as helpless. Just cartoonishly threatening and kind of unnerving.

  5. Bennco
    Feb 11th, 2010 at 11:48 pm

    I thought Macs weren't supposed to get bugs or viruses!

  6. patti
    Feb 12th, 2010 at 12:11 am

    I have a similar bug that keeps hanging around my office and gets on the computer...no kidding! I put it in my plants but it keeps reappearing. How long do those things live?!
    Thanks for posting this!

  7. Stevan
    Feb 12th, 2010 at 12:43 am

    This used to happen to me at an old job, with jumping spiders. It was really fun making them jump and chase the arrow around the screen.

  8. Geekazoid
    Feb 12th, 2010 at 1:18 am

    Did it died

  9. Komodo
    Feb 12th, 2010 at 1:22 am

    Get him Purina Mantis Chow™ for his efforts.

    Great vid :)

  10. Nick Gisburne
    Feb 12th, 2010 at 4:19 am

    Praying mantis chases cursor? Am I the only one who can recognise that the real story is 'Praying mantis barks like a dog'! :o )

  11. JimmyRL
    Feb 12th, 2010 at 6:43 am

    I didn't know a Praying Mantis could bark!

  12. Christophe
    Feb 12th, 2010 at 2:59 pm

    AAAAAAAAAAAAH! there is a praying mantis on my screen!
    *swat*

  13. rickygee
    Feb 12th, 2010 at 10:03 pm

    CURSORS! FOILED AGAIN!

  14. Cola
    Feb 13th, 2010 at 4:38 am

    Haha, good one rickygee. ;p

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