That said as part of the on-going Ecology 101 class in conjunction with the Milagro Hills Vertical Farm and the Milagro Co-operative Experiment, and pretty much because of my previous feeling, Mantis are Cool. I purchased another "special" mantis. This guy (or gal) isn't the typical Chinese mantis that you buy the egg sack and put it out in your garden and hope that they will hatch and then eat all of the villain bugs. (Yes even our insects were imported from China, back in 1895)
Our latest addition is a Ghost mantis (Phyllocrania paradoxa) and so far she is amazing and healthy, eating well and on cue.
In class yesterday, I dropped a small cricket on the limb she was hanging out on and withing seconds the mantis had lurched out and grabbed the cricket and spent the next several minutes enjoying its conquest and meal, all to the gasping amazement of several children ranging from 6-13 years old, not to mention some of the parents. There is a reason why the Circus Maximus was so popular amount the Romans.
This is a clear photo of a Ghost Mantis, although not ours. I was having a tough time getting a good photo, more and better ones will follow, I'm sure.
Again clear photo and again not our little fella
Leif Erickson
After watching the predatory stylings of one of the latest additions to the Danniells Zoological Foundation, we needed to come up with a name.
After throwing out some too obvious and sometimes just lame (sorry) names, that did include "Edward" of Twilight fame, you crazy Twihards, we settled on what I thought was a lovely name, Leif Erickson. An outlaw with a nice amount of Viking brutality was fitting for our alien=looking friend.
I would have preffered Christopher Johnson from District 9 fame, but I doubt any of the young 'uns would have seen the movie and gotten the reference, so Lief Erickson it was.
This is our little guy.
Literally "hanging" out in his/her new home.
Enjoying a cricket snack.
I love this cricket crunch. Exoskeletons come prepackaged.
Make sure to click on the images to make them larger and really get to appreciate the unique life forms that live all around us.
2 comments:
he/she is so beautiful! truly amazing.
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