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European Praying Mantis | Mantis religiosa | 08-2022 | Ticino | Switzerland
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ABOUT THE PHOTO:
I originally titled the image above 'Pray, Love, Eat (Your Husband)' as a joking reference to a bestselling novel and to the name of the insect depicted in the photo as well as to the species' well-documented gruesome mating behavior. I changed it now, because I wanted to be sure nobody would take the title as a recommendation (let me be very clear: if you are in fact NOT a female praying mantis, please refrain from eating your husband - regardless how tempted you may be - I'm sure he will thank you later 😉).
To provide a bit of context how I got the shot, as most of you will be well aware, this past summer was rather hot in many parts of the world, and Ticino in Switzerland (where I take all my photos), was no exception. It was in fact exceptionally hot for a long period without any rain in sight, and so I found myself getting up every morning before sunrise to water the garden.
On one such occasion in late August I noticed the frantic movement of a rather large insect that was trying to get away from the splashing water drops. I immediately put the hose down and went to investigate. I could hardly believe my luck: it was a (in Switzerland very rare) European mantis, a species I hadn't seen in a long time in my garden (certainly not since my dear mother's ill-fated attempt to transform part of the garden into a "flowery meadow" - a sad anecdote you can read all about here IF you have the stomach for it: www.flickr.com/photos/191055893@N07/52177556047/in/datepo... )
The mantis had sought shelter from the water between the blooming phlox and was now resting completely motionless among the flower petals, and so I dropped everything and ran for my camera. Once I was back at the scene I realized to my horror that it was still far too dark to get a usable photo; I was sure my "rare prize" would fly away at any instant, but all I could do now was anxiously wait for the sun to come up.
Minute after agonizing minute went by (and Mrs Mantis made suspicious "I-think-I'm-going-to-leave-now" movements several times that had me hold my breath in utter terror), but finally my camera was satisfied with the available light, and once I had shot about 800 photos, I started to relax a little.
In the end, I couldn't have been happier; it had long been my hope that my little oasis of botanic chaos would attract this rare species, and that I even got to photograph it was a dream come true. And apparently I needn't have worried about it flying away; it was a female, and as I later read mantis ladies are in most cases too heavy to fly.
And they seem to be territorial (or at least this one was); to my delight, I would find Mrs Mantis either in the phlox plants or on the nearby hibiscus every day for the remainder of my holiday (here's a photo on the hibiscus: www.lacerta-bilineata.com/western-green-lizard-lacerta-bi... ), and so I got to photograph her plenty (suspiciouly there was never any sign of a Mr Mantis though...).
Anyway, many greetings and have a lovely weekend ahead everyone - and as always, let me know what you think in the comments 😊
Could use prayers for my brother-in-law Matt who went in to the hospital Saturday for massive blood clots and is in critical condition and facing more procedures.
The doctors have never seen anything like this. They are going very slowly to try to break up the clots, stop internal bleeding, giving transfusions and dealing with total blockages and liver and organ damage.
This tiny praying mantis was hanging out on the table outside at our friend’s house. To ensure his longevity I decided to move him to a safer place in the trees. When I put my hand out he happily walked on and of course photos had to be taken (which weren't entirely easy with only one hand available!).
I was blown away with his amazing movements which were also rather entertaining. He started on a walk up my arm, stopping for a quick prayer then some crazy head twisting. I’m pretty sure it turned 180° for cleaning (I think) or maybe he just enjoy contorting his body! In one photo he is barely recognisable as a praying mantis.
When I went to put him on a tree he wasn't terribly happy to go. After I had encouraged him to get on the plant he stretched out towards me almost like he didn’t want me to go. So I put my hand out again and what do you know he leapt back onto me. I had a new friend! And I found out that praying mantis can jump.
Eventually I had to socialise with humans so found another tree and encouraged him to alight again then wished him a fond farewell. Feeling uplifted by the experience.
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A green Praying Mantis. This is a Chinese Mantid or Mantis (Tenodera aridfolia sinensis). It didn't mind posing for me. I think this is a female. It's about 4 inches long with the wings covering the entire back. #Tier #animal #insect #PrayingMantis #ChinesePrayingMantis #mantid #macro #Makro #green #grun #vert #カマキリ
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In the abbey of Notre-Dame de Ganagobie, we discover an austere and bare interior.
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Un lieu de prière
Dans l'abbaye Notre-Dame de Ganagobie, on découvre un intérieur austère et dépouillé.
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Ganagobie - Provence - France
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This is a congratulatory dendrobium from my uncle and aunt when I first published the book in 2002. My aunt died of pancreatic cancer in March of this year. I pray for the aunt's soul with this flower.
see Ukrainian flags on the left side of the altar
Cathédrale Sainte-Réparate de Nice FRANCE
La cathédrale Sainte-Réparate de Nice est une cathédrale catholique édifiée dans le Vieux-Nice, dont le bâtiment actuel est construit entre 1650 et 1699, année de sa consécration. Elle est le siège du diocèse de Nice. Elle est située au 3, place Rossetti, à Nice, dans les Alpes-Maritimes.
I found this little guy on a shrub after a big thunderstorm the night before. Praying mantises are predatory insects named for the look of their folded forelegs, which are held close together as if praying. The name most commonly refers to Mantis religiosa, the European praying mantis—but it is also used for many of the other 2,500 mantis species in the world, which live on all continents except Antarctica.
Sunrise at the praying hands this morning. I almost gave up hope as it was a very dark morning with lots of cloud. I had packed up my bag and was heading down the hill when sun suddenly broke through the clouds. A quick run back up the hill and I grabbed a few shots before the sun was gone again.
This curious little critter was perched on top of a table on our terrace. The table is covered in a black waterproof cover at the moment. I've just now carried it very gently to a flowerbed in the garden as it didn't seem to be in any hurry to leave the table. Spookily, when I returned to the terrace there was another praying mantis on the floor, this time it was a green coloured one and had a bulging abdomen which indicated it had just enjoyed a nice insect meal or, perhaps, it was pregnant with eggs? I've read that this is the exact time for laying their eggs