24Jun/086
Baby Praying Mantis
Right before our bike ride this past weekend Shannon made an interesting discovery: there was a small cluster of at least 8 baby praying mantis (manti?) crawling on her bike handle. Click to enlarge:
How cool is that?! Mantis usually lay eggs in the fall, and once the weather warms up the eggs take 6-8 weeks to hatch. Keep your eyes open out there - lots of very cool bugs to see as summer gets into full swing!
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June 24th, 2008 - 12:05
Cool! I used to see Praying Matiseses every so often when I lived in the midwest. Not so much in Texas, but I did see a stick bug the other day (not my picture, but an accurate representation):
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1362/537642651_239fb65cb1.jpg?v=0
January 26th, 2009 - 17:13
great shot! mantis never looked so cute before i saw this pic ..
January 26th, 2009 - 17:27
Thanks! I just wish the picture were more in focus.
January 27th, 2009 - 01:13
great shot! mantis never looked so cute before i saw this pic ..
January 27th, 2009 - 01:27
Thanks! I just wish the picture were more in focus.
August 2nd, 2010 - 18:46
Thanks! We're very excited and humbled to see so many people writing in asking us to study their conditions. Happy and honored to be a part of this and work towards ending suffering. Thank YOU for thinking and blogging about this.