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Comments on Puzzle #9939: Preying
By Gator (gator)

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Puzzle Description:

Praying Mantis often misspelled as "preying mantis" since these insects are predatory.

#1: Brian Bellis (mootpoint) on Aug 23, 2010

Great little puzzle. Would have looked cool in green too.
#2: Tom O'Connell (sensei69) on Aug 23, 2010
however you spell it, i solved it lol
#3: Liz P (Lizteach) on Aug 23, 2010 [SPOILER]
Very elegant, both the insect and the puzzle.
#4: Linda Martin (ilovethispuzzle123) on Aug 23, 2010
excellent image, gator.
#5: Alison Deem (Indigo) on Aug 24, 2010 [SPOILER]
Yay! I finished one of Gator's puzzles!! Yours are always so tricky...Arg! Really like the mantis...it's cool!
#6: Gator (Gator) on Aug 24, 2010 [SPOILER]
Thanks all.

We see these around our house every year. I don't mind them because they eat other insects, but I just don't like to be near them.
#7: Jota (jota) on Aug 24, 2010
It's cute!
#8: bugaboo (bugaboo) on Aug 24, 2010
you have the monopoly on bug puzzles
every one of them great in quality and fun to solve
#9: Sallie Wilbur (sarriemom) on Aug 24, 2010
Fantastic!
#10: Kai-Uwe Zickerick (conzick) on Aug 25, 2010
did I miss something? No edge?
#11: Gator (Gator) on Aug 25, 2010 [HINT]
No Kai, I made this one easy.
#12: Susan Duncan (medic25733) on Aug 26, 2010
Cool puzzle and image
#13: Carol Brand (KarylAnn) on Aug 27, 2010 [SPOILER]
How coincidental....I was walking toward my car at lunch hour today and came across three boys discussing how to get their ball out from under a bush. When I inquired what the problem was, they pointed out the 6 inch long praying mantis sitting in the bush. We managed to get the ball out without disturbing the mantis. Great puzzle and a cool insect.
#14: Teresa K (fasstar) on Aug 29, 2010
Great puzzle, Gator. So satisfying to solve.

Cool story, Carol.
#15: Jan Wolter (jan) on Oct 12, 2010
Another breath-taking puzzle. My brother just posted a snap shot of a mantis to facebook today. He's been a champion critter finder since childhood and has taken to photographing them all in recent months.
#16: Gator (Gator) on Oct 12, 2010
Thanks Jan.
#17: Kadou (Kadou) on Mar 7, 2012
This truly Gator-great "Preying" puzzle solved smoothly!
#18: Gator (gator) on Mar 8, 2012
Thanks!

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