I turn my back for one second...

...and this is what I find. Good thing we aren't overly concerned about germs around here!
Maybe it tastes good. I'll go find out...

and meet our new pet, Mickey (Mantis). We rescued him from inside, let him solve an aphid problem in one of my potted plants, and now he resides happily outside in my flowers. We can usually find him every time we look. Lily thinks he's pretty cool, but I don't think she understands that he's a pretty unusual pet.