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Death of a Man(tis)
Tragedy must come in pairs. At the moment, I am without words. I don’t know what to write, say, or do, so I’ll let pictures do some talking for me. Goodbye Arachne, and goodbye Dad. I cannot yet...
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Final Molt!
Darwin experienced a spectacular final molt today around 3pm. She hadn’t eaten for a few days, climbed to a suitable position, and sat; I was thus expecting a molt and kept the humidity and temperature...
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On Human Nature
I’d like to share a truly beautiful natural metaphor that I see in the praying mantis’s life cycle. As a longtime admirer and mantis hobbyist, I am repeatedly stunned by these incredibly similar, yet...
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Pictures of Mantids
The title says it all; I spend an inordinate and unnecessary amount of time taking pictures of this insect. Here are a few— more to come, as Darwin should live for another 6-8 months.
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Welcoming [name]!
NEW MANTIS. It is always exciting to adopt a new mantis- mantids of different species have different personalities, so getting a new mantis is like meeting a new character your life, in a way. However,...
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Eggs! Eggs! Unfortunately, Eggs.
Sometime during last night, Darwin laid her first oothecae, which is Praying Mantis for “egg sack.” It’s about three and a half inches long, pastel green, and a few millimeters thick. Although you...
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Uroborus
So I wake up this morning to a crime scene in my bedroom. My eyelids flutter open, I swivel my head, yawn a few times, and I’m greeted by an unholy spectacle— limbs strewn across the floor, legs torn...
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NEW LIFE
And thus has passed the era of Darwin, the Ghost Mantis (queen). Five days after dear Borus was consumed, Darwin mysteriously took ill and passed away in the night. I neglected to announce this tragic...
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The Mantis Within
Fooling around on photoshop/illustrator, and partially artistically instigated by the (Mau5), I wanted to convey the innocence of our monstrous coinhabitant, He who is within. We do like to dissociate...
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Speaking of Politics, POTUS is angry
Of course, not “angry” per se, (as anger is a human phenomena), but certainly POTUS is wrapped up in some stimulated state as he detects ‘threat’ from a moving stick. Reminds me of a lot of politics...
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