Praying Mantis statue.

Giant Praying Mantis

Field review by the editors.

Jenner, Pennsylvania

A Praying Mantis statue has stood along Route 30 - the Lincoln Highway - since the mid-1960s. Though it's a somewhat minor landmark at 9-ft. tall, it gets points for endurance. In November 2007, bug-averse vandals damaged the statue and dragged it across the street, where the owner found it (it has been vandalized and repaired before). It should be back in place in the Spring.

The big insect was sculpted in fiberglass by James Sidwell, who also made a Praying Mantis and assorted creatures for Dinosaur Land, White Post, VA. It's been in its current location for about 20 years.

Giant Praying Mantis

Address:
Lincoln Hwy, Jenner, PA [Show Map]
Directions:
Second Time Around shop, US Route 30, 2 miles west of US Route 219.
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