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When I'm in need of intrigue, I turn to nature. Recently my friend introduced me to the Praying Mantis. They are fascinating to study - each day there is change in his "crop". Yesterday I watched from a distance as one molted. Replacing its outer body covering is how they increase in size. This can happen several times until the final molt produces wings. (Although I've read that in some species the females are wingless - why does it have to be the female? : ) On a near by shrub, another Mantis seemed to be studying my movement; I saw a distinct turning of the Mantis head (some species can turn 300 degrees) with each slight shift I made.
When I'm in need of intrigue, I turn to nature. Recently my friend introduced me to the Praying Mantis. They are fascinating to study - each day there is change in his "crop". Yesterday I watched from a distance as one molted. Replacing its outer body covering is how they increase in size. This can happen several times until the final molt produces wings. (Although I've read that in some species the females are wingless - why does it have to be the female? : ) On a near by shrub, another Mantis seemed to be studying my movement; I saw a distinct turning of the Mantis head (some species can turn 300 degrees) with each slight shift I made.
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