Posts Tagged: Stagmomantis limbata
Shall We Prey? Mantises Are Totally Fascinating
Bring on the praying mantises! An enthusiastic crowd is expected at the Bohart Museum of...
A backlit praying mantis, Stagmomantis limbata, reigns supreme on a yellow zinnia in a Vacaville pollinator garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The praying mantis strikes a familiar pose. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
No more pictures! The Stagmomantis limbata crawls down the zinnia. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The praying mantis, Stagmomantis limbata, claims a different view of the world. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
What's on the Menu for a Mantis?
A green bottle fly lands on a tropical milkweed, Asclepias curassavica, in a Vacaville...
A green bottle fly (Lucilia sericata) forages on milkweed, Asclepias curassavica, on Aug. 20 in a Vacaville pollinator garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A praying mantis, Stagmomantis limbata, sneaks closer to its prey, an unsuspecting green bottle fly. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
In a split second, the praying mantis, Stagmomantis limbata, nails its prey, an unsuspecting green bottle fly. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Dinner is served: Fly à la carte. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Three Key Dates to Add to Your Calendar
The Bohart Museum of Entomology at the University of California, Davis, has announced the...
A predator, a praying mantis, Stagmomantis limbata limbata, waiting for prey. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Gotcha! The praying mantis grabs a cabbage white butterfly. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The praying mantis is hungry. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
It doesn't take long. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
To Catch a Cabbage White...On a Wing and a Prayer
To catch a cabbage white butterfly... It was early October and a gravid praying mantis, almost...
Praying mantis: "I'm hungry! What's to eat?" (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Praying mantis: "I shall stretch and offer up a prayer that dinner will arrive." (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Praying mantis: "My prayers are answered. Is that what I think it is? Dinner?" (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Praying mantis: "I shall eat everything but the wings." (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Praying mantis: "I'm not finished yet." (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Praying mantis: "My future offspring will appreciate the protein." This mantis is a Stagmomantis limbata, as identified by Lohit Garikipati, a UC Davis alumnus studying for his master's degree at Towson University, Towson, Md. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A Good Day for a Praying Mantis
It was a good day for a praying mantis. It was not a good day for a honey bee. Here's what...
A gravid praying mantis, Stagmomantis limbata, dines on a honey bee in a Vacaville pollinator garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)