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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:
Baby praying mantis on Shannon\'s bike handle

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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  1. 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

  2. great shot! mantis never looked so cute before i saw this pic ..

  3. Thanks! I just wish the picture were more in focus.

  4. great shot! mantis never looked so cute before i saw this pic ..

  5. Thanks! I just wish the picture were more in focus.

  6. 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.


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