Posts Tagged: praying mantis
Oh, To Be a Praying Mantis...
Oh, to be a praying mantis, and hide among the flowers waiting for prey. On a warm sunny morning...
A female praying mantis, Stagmomantis limbata, peers at the photographer in a Vacaville pollinator garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
This praying mantis stops and grooms herself. Is it important to groom yourself before breakfast? (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The mantis starts her climb to the top of the Mexican sunflower blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Hey, I'm here! The praying mantis surveys her surroundings. Note: this bee did not become breakfast. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Milkweed's New Buddy: It's Not a Monarch
Our showy milkweed (Asclepias speciosa) is putting on a show. The...
A praying mantis, Stagmomantis limbata, hanging out on a milkweed in Vacaville, Calif. after molting. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The exoskeleton that the praying mantis just shed is lying on a milkweed leaf. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A Memo to a Mantis
Dear Ms. Mantis, We see you. You're trying to camouflage yourself, but we see you. You're...
Find the praying mantis! It's on the showy milkweed, Asclepias speciosa. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A praying mantis lurking beneath a leaf of the showy milkweed, Asclepias speciosa, in a Vacaville, Calif. garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Yes, monarchs are on the menu of the praying mantis. They polish of everything but the wings. This archived image is from Sept. 29, 2015. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Year 2020 Felt Like a Close Encounter of the Worst Kind
The year 2020 felt like a close encounter of the worst kind. The raging COVID-19 pandemic,...
Oops! A Gulf Fritillary, Araulis vanillae, lands near a praying mantis, a female Mantis religiosa, in Vacaville, Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The praying mantis lurches toward the unsuspecting butterfly and tries to snag it with its spiked forelegs. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Escape! The Gulf Fritillary escapes the predator's clutches. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
2020: The COVID Chase
In the year 2020, COVID chased us out of our work places and out of our fun places. So we...
A honey bee buzzing in a patch of catmint. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A Gulf Fritillary fluttering toward its host plant, passionflower vine. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A praying mantis eating its prey, a Gulf Fritillary caterpillar. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)