Last night there was a parade in Mazatlán of giant insects from Spain courtesy of the Instituto Sinaloense de Cultura.  Among them were an ant, a carnivorous plant, and the best of all (see above) a praying mantis.

They were sort of part puppet and part robot as they marched along “munching” the palm trees and scaring kids.

It was a blast, and pretty much impossible to describe.  I took a long video but we were actually too close for it to be much fun to watch…but here’s a short one of the praying mantis at the end of the parade.  It was awesome.