Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Praying Mantis Romance

Here's some nature. Claudius found Sylvia in her usual spot and well, these 4 pictures say enough.



They stayed like this for hours. As far as I can tell Claudius left Sylvia unscathed. I thought she might eat him but google sources tell me usually that does not happen. I also figured out that these are probably Chinese Praying Mantises.

I will be looking for an egg sack, also called an ootheca. Hopefully Sylvia will lay it close by.
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2 comments:

Marsden said...

Hey! Don't you know to pan the camera to over the headboard?

Gabrielle Marsden said...

I have more graphic photos. These are rated R.