# Insects at altitude

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insects-at-altitude/77197>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 20, 2001, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insects-at-altitude/77197 "2001-08-20T18:23:03Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![LateComer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b5ac83/32.png) [@LateComer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LateComer)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2001, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insects-at-altitude/77197/21 "2001-08-21T12:53:23Z")

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I once saw a huge female Praying Mantis sitting on a ledge on the outside of a 17th floor window.

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**Author:** ![mongrel\_8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@mongrel\_8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mongrel_8)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2001, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insects-at-altitude/77197/22 "2001-08-21T12:54:09Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Weird\_AL\_Einstein \*  
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> [Blatant Hijack]  
> You live on the 17th floor and you have a screen door?!  
> [/Blatant Hijack] \*\*

He must have it to let in all that breeze coming from the hall. :rolleyes:

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**Author:** ![DaveW](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9d8465/32.png) [@DaveW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaveW)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2001, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insects-at-altitude/77197/23 "2001-08-21T15:56:24Z")

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Karellen wrote:

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> DaveW, I rememer that episode of Life on Earth!

Oh, good. I _knew_ it was that show, but wasn’t quite sure (and Web resources on this particular 15-year-old series appear to be few, unfortunately).

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> Loved that guy.

[hijack]  
I think it was in the early 1990’s that the series replayed on American TV (probably PBS). Some of the folks I was friends with at the time weren’t exactly the ‘type’ to sit around watching “nature shows,” but they got into **Life on Earth** mostly because Attenborough kept on trying to harm himself, through asphixiation, explosions, drowning, etc… They even learned some stuff along the way.  
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**Author:** ![phreesh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9fc29f/32.png) [@phreesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phreesh)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2001, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insects-at-altitude/77197/24 "2001-08-21T16:42:29Z")

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Quit teasing.

Yes, I have a screen door. Not in a Cosmo Kramer, friendly neighbour in the apartment hallway kinda way, but on the sliding door for the balcony.

Nitpickers…

I hasten to remind you people that no one has given me a rock solid stat to completely eradicate my argument.

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**Author:** ![phreesh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9fc29f/32.png) [@phreesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phreesh)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2001, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insects-at-altitude/77197/25 "2001-08-21T16:46:34Z")

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Actually, looking at the replies again, I notice that Perderabo pretty much nailed it. The site even says that they have caught water boatment at 200m. Crazy

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