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Posts Tagged: Stagmomantis limbata
A Conversation in the Flower Bed
Date: Sept. 9, 2023Location: A flower bed in Vacaville, Calif. Mantis: “Hi, it's me, your favorite praying mantis! I just popped in to say...
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Mantis vs. a Monarch
Can a praying mantis catch a monarch? Yes, it can. And yes, it does. It was Sept. 14, 2013. As I approached a Vacaville supermarket, I...
A monarch sips nectar from lantana near a Vacaville supermarket. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
female praying mantis, Stagmomantis limbata, ambushes the monarch. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The predator clutches the monarch with its spiked forelegs. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The Last Goodbye
So there she is, a gnarly-looking praying mantis, the last of the season, and on her last legs. Last spiked forelegs? From her perch on a cactus in...
A female praying mantis, Stagmomantis limbata, stares at the photographer. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
It's Green Friday
Today is Black Friday, a day that marks the beginning of the Christmas shopping season. It's reportedly the busiest shopping day of the year. But to...
A female praying mantis, Stagmomantis limbata, rests on a cactus in Vacaville. She's the last of the season. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A Praying Mantis Ponders The End of Daylight Savings Time
Human: "It's the end of Daylight Savings Time!" Praying Mantis: "The end of Daylight Savings Time? Does that mean I have to stop scaring the livin'...
A female praying mantis, Stagmomantis limbata, ponders Daylight Savings Time. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
