Praying…

…………………..…Mantis


Of the South African variety - first discovered in Auckland, NZ in 1978.

This particular one was found lurking on a swan plant in my garden!


- A mantis gets its name for its front legs, which when bent and held together it looks as though it is praying.
- They can turn their heads 180 degrees and have two large eyes plus three smaller eyes located between.
- The South African variety of mantis is either green or brown in colour which makes it easy to camouflage on plants.
- Female mantis generally have 6 abdominal segments and males 8.





Thank you for the comments, stars and hearts for last night’s twisted and dried peony leaf - a leftover from summer glory.




Coronavirus - Day 39 of Lockdown in NZ
Alert Level 3
Total coronavirus cases in NZ 1487
New cases today 2
Death Toll across NZ remains at 20
Number in Hospital 8
Recovered from Coronavirus  1266
Total tested in NZ  150,223
Information is from the 6pm news on national TV.