re: Praying Mantises might be the coolest insects ever. What are your favorites?

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They will attack and eat hummingbirds as well. If you find them on a feeder, remove it.

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Oh, I move them. That one was persistent, though. I finally had to take it to the back part of our property. It just kept coming back to the feeder.

Robber flies, the larger ones, will also attack Hummingbirds. I read a blog post about a woman in South Carolina prying one off of a Hummingbird once. I don't know that the robber flies can kill the birds the same way they do insects, but they can hold them until they starve or dehydrate.