Unedited. Halloween Is Approaching.
One of the craziest things I think I've ever seen is this grasshopper skeleton sitting on an unopened queen anne's lace. When I saw it, it really blew me away and I felt pretty creeped out to be honest...
I thought it was something fit for a horror film. Good thing it was the daytime or I would've been running outta there screaming!!!
I was told that it was likely the leftover from a praying mantis' dining. I didn't even know praying mantids lived in Ontario... and coincidentally, I saw one a few days later at a baseball game climbing up the fence by our bench. Its movements were very slow. Reading up on them a little, I learned that their slowness and green camouflaging helps them hunt unsuspecting creatures such as this grasshopper and eat their heads first! I don't know how I'll react if I see one ever again...
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YOW! Nature in action for sure! HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
Eric
Lea, I saw this on your picture on your blog a while back. It still gives me the creeps when I see it now, just in time for Halloween. :)
--WT
very interesting Lea, I think that Praying Mantis' are known for biting the heads off their mates after mating? I didn't know they always did this. very interesting and eerie!
Yeah, I had this on my blog but I thought I'd see what you guys thought of it too. Plus the whole Halloween thing... it's creepily festive :D
The other pic I have there showcases this fella's hollowed body... If you're up for another scare, it's in my August 2006 archives.
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