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Just mowed the grass and picked up a passenger in the process. It was a small green NZ Praying Mantis who I felt crawling around in the crook of my arm. Didn’t want to harm it, so left it there crawling around while I kept on mowing. Eventually it departed before I’d finished, but when I came indoors I discovered the little monkey had bitten me a number of times which was becoming sore. Didn’t feel it when I was working.
I didn't realise they bite! Though I guess it makes sense.
I just did a search and apparently they bite but it's rare because they have big eyes and can clearly see you aren't prey. Well, maybe you look like prey?
I didn’t know they would do that either, it wasn’t that I felt it happening at the time, only afterwards.
Was it clearly a bite? It's not from their scratchy legs or something?
I think you’re right, the marks are like tiny pin pricks, and given it was on my arm for a while, I ended up with lots of them. Good observation, thanks.
Not that it changes anything 😆, you've still got sore marks on your arm.
Still very sore this am, put antiseptic cream on before bed as well. It’ll be OK, know to put the little fellow on a plant if it happens again ¯_(ツ)_/¯