INDIANA MAN TALKS TO PRAYING MANTIS

INDIANA MAN TALKS TO PRAYING MANTIS

INDIANAPOLIS (Wireless Flash) -- It may sound buggy but a man in Indianapolis claims he can communicate with a praying mantis. 48-year-old Mark Andrews says he met his pet mantis -- which he calls "Morena" -- at a gas station near his house after she tried to seduce him with a "mating dance." At first, Andrews blew off the encounter as "just plain weird," but he claims the amorous mantis later showed up at his mobile home where she set up a nest. Now the praying mantis actually hops on his shoulder and dances back and forth. Andrews also says the insect is a jealous type who told him telepathically that she dislikes his pet cat.