Praying mantis: Photograph by Laura Feeger (April 22, 2011)
There was one guest that we really were not expecting yesterday at my birthday celebration, but it was welcome just the same. It was discovered on the Camellia plant near my balcony by Laura, my son's girlfriend and when it was brought it inside it caused a bit of a stir as it crawled around; first on hands, then on bodies. In my excitement I thought it was a Katydid. Obviously I didn't inspect the mantis close enough. Eventually it was returned to the garden where Laura took photos of it. I love that the scientific name Mantodea comes from the Greek words μάντις meaning a prophet - so appropriate for Good Friday?
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