Just out for my late morning amble….
It hadn’t occurred to me that mantids only immobilized their victims after capture. I thought there was some quick, venomous bite involved… But no: this one just grabbed a bumblebee on a nearby aster flower, nipped off its wings, and began chowing down. If a bee limb flailed too much, that, too, was clipped, and dining resumed.
Would you like to join me for lunch? I was just setting the table…
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