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If Barbie Had a Praying Mantis....
If Barbie had a praying mantis, it would be pretty in pink. Do you think Barbie would fawn over a praying mantis nestled in a bed of pink zinnia petals? We spotted this Stagmomantis limbata in our living laboratory (pollinator garden), and admired her stance. Then Ms. Mantis nabbed an...
A praying mantis, a Stagmomantis limbata, is pretty in pink, nestled in a bed of pink zinnia petals. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The praying mantis has just nabbed an Asian lady beetle. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The praying mantis polishes of an Asian lady beetle. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)