Mantis meets cricket with predictable results (pic

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Mantis meets cricket with predictable results (pic Oct 24, 2012 15:54:22 GMT -8

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Post by ecooper on Oct 24, 2012 15:54:22 GMT -8

My blog today features a series of photos of my new European mantis (Mantis religiosa) feeding on a domestic cricket. I hadn’t kept a mantid for many years and had forgotten just how interesting they are. It is fascinating how incredibly efficient and fast they are at consuming a good sized insect.

If you are squeamish about bug guts you might want to avoid looking at the picture below. Somehow I don’t think that will be a problem for the folks on this forum!

Cheers,
EC
www.macrocritters.wordpress.com

feeding mantid 7 copyright Ernie Cooper 2012_filtered by ernie.cooper, on Flickr

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Christof Premium Member - 2022 Posts: 115	Mantis meets cricket with predictable results (pic Oct 27, 2012 1:29:12 GMT -8 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Christof on Oct 27, 2012 1:29:12 GMT -8 fantastic photo, thanks for sharing!
	Christof >> until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate - Carl Jung <<

ecooper Full Member Posts: 112	Mantis meets cricket with predictable results (pic Oct 30, 2012 6:00:19 GMT -8 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by ecooper on Oct 30, 2012 6:00:19 GMT -8 Oct 27, 2012 1:29:12 GMT -8 Christof said: fantastic photo, thanks for sharing! Thanks! EC www.macrocritters.wordpress.com

Mantis meets cricket with predictable results (pic

Post by ecooper on Oct 24, 2012 15:54:22 GMT -8

Post by Christof on Oct 27, 2012 1:29:12 GMT -8

Post by ecooper on Oct 30, 2012 6:00:19 GMT -8