Saturday, August 14, 2010

Gear Shifts on a Mantis?

I got a look at the undercarriage of this praying mantis while it nommed on a butterfly. While most of its parts were green or golden brown, its powerful forelegs were anchored to its body with wrinkled gray things that resembled the movable casings around a car's gear shift.

Always something new to discover in the garden!

--Bernice

1 comment:

  1. It has to make putting on under arm deodorant a bit tough!

    Neat ... I had never noticed it before. That's one fantastic photo, too.

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