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Saturday, October 16, 2010

Praying Mantis


This is the second very heavy with egg sack praying mantis we've seen in this last week. It's that time of year. We've had one lay her egg sack on the plum tree in back and this one is in the front yard. I like this silhouette picture of her. It reminds me of a Japanese brush painting and, I have to admit, I have the greatest empathy for her enlarged abdomen.

1 comment:

Janet said...

Very cool! I love praying mantises. You hardly ever see them, but I did see one a few weeks ago.