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Just Blending In


Just Blending In
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Copyright: Traci Spencer (spencertraci) Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 28 W: 0 N: 20] (80)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-09-30
Categories: Insects
Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ20
Exposure: f/2.8, 1/60 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-10-03 13:27
Viewed: 909
Points: 2
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I almost hurt this praying mantis as I placed my hand on the railing of my deck - as you can see he was blending in pretty nicely!

Here are some facts about the praying mantis that were new to me!!
- The mantis bites the neck of its prey to paralyze it and it almost always starts eating the insect while it's still alive and almost always starts eating from the insect's neck. This way, the mantis makes sure that the insect's struggle stops quickly.
- Praying mantises eat insects and other invertebrates such as other mantises, beetles, butterflies, spiders, crickets, grasshoppers, and even spiders, however the fact that mantises eat vertebrates such as small tree frogs, lizards, mice and hummingbirds was a complete surprise to me!
- In the bodies of some species of mantis, there is a hollow chamber and it has been found that these hollow chambers allow the mantis to detect bats.
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hello
hère a very beautiful cath oh sighl of this insect, the colors are superb and very clear. good BG
greetings
edith

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