It is the size of a paper clip and is described as a cross between a stick insect and a praying mantis. |
The insect is the first praying mantis to be homed at Studley Grange and is on display in a glass tank and now basking in the heat it is used to. |
The Kung Bushmen of the Kalahari revere the praying mantis as a divine messenger. |
Exposing adults to the surface will attract birds, insect predators such as the praying mantis and certain parasitic flies. |
Inside were taxidermically preserved specimens of a hummingbird, snake, bat, lizard, frog, and praying mantis. |
Not unlike a praying mantis, her odd and otherworldly beauty takes time to notice. |