Wow! I never would have guessed a mantis could kill a hummer like that.
Darin
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From: "Walt Wayman" <hiwayman@xxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2006 6:12 AM
Subject: [OM] Re: As promised: Bug picture (Parys Mantis) (aka tzahwayeck)
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> From: Dean Hansen <hanse112@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> Walt, I'm jealous--Minnesota is too far north to support wild
>> populations of praying mantids (but we do have snow fleas--and you
>> don't). That is a fine shot. Wish I had some around to photograph,
>> too. Earwigs (aghh) have moved north into the state recently (ditto for
>> opposums since about 1965), but still no praying mantids. Come on,
>> global warming--bring us some praying mantids. (Hope that doesn't start
>> a thread.)
>
> Saw in this morning's paper that a manatee is swimming in the Hudson
> River. That's probably a sign of something. Or maybe he (or she) is just a
> reverse tourist.
>
> --snip--
>> Great shot! You would have made a fine entomologist, Walt.
>
> Thanks, but I'd probably have to learn the proper names, though. For some
> stupid reason, I always thought they were "preying" mantises, or mantids,
> because they -- well, because they preyed on other bugs. It never occurred
> to me that the correct word was "praying" because of their posture. True
> ignorance is being too ignorant to know you're ignorant. :-[
>
> And I found this a while ago, which will cause me to treat this big bug
> with more respect and not go poking at it in order to get a better shot:
>
> http://www.birdwatchersdigest.com/site/backyardbirds/hummingbirds/mantis-hummer.aspx
>
> Walt
>
> --
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> the car just isn't photogenic." --
> Edward Weston
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