Jerry Coleby-Williams

Gardening Sustainably in our continually surprising climate

Mantis Mealtime

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Hedge Grasshopper,  Valanga irregularis
Brown Praying Mantis, Archimantis latistyla

Observed whilst pruning native raspberries last Friday morning.The mantis ate the grasshopper’s thorax and abdomen but left the gut intact…nice to see biological control in action.

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Author: jerrycolebywilliams

Freelance curator, sustainable horticulturist, conservationist, writer. "Sometimes, the only thing more dangerous than a question is an answer." 208th Ferengi Law of Acquisition

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