….or a really cool bug waiting to be photographed

Today on the way home from the cottage we stopped at the closest restaurant, which happened to be in Lafontaine. We decided to enjoy our eggs and coffee on the picnic table outside this quaint little restaurant where all the farmers and locals like to gather and catch up with the day’s news.

We sat outside mostly because we had Frances with us and we didn’t want her waiting in the car. It was already proving to be a very warm day. While enjoying my omelet my husband noticed a very unusual insect close to my feet. Never wanting to miss a photographic moment I pulled my camera from my bag, set it for macro zoom and carefully positioned the lens to get the following pictures.

After I showed our waitress my pictures a small group from the restaurant emerged and a discussion ensued as to what kind of insect it actually was. Some said it looked exactly like the bugs they’ve seen on their tomato plants but they were green and others were pretty sure that it was a praying mantis.

Does anyone out there know precisely what this is? I’d like to know.

Cheers!