Tuesday, October 28, 2014

A Tough Lady



Working in the yard this past weekend, doing more Fall cleanup, and much to my surprise I came upon this Praying Mantis.  I don't recall ever seeing a Mantis this late in the season and found it surprising. They have a very long life expectancy, maybe ~12 - 16 months, and I have serious doubts that they, or this one, will be able to survive a long cold New England Winter.  Perhaps the warmer weather we've had to date explains why she's still hanging around.

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