Colony

Well ... three is the new number. While my wife was trying to prevent the plant from toppling over in the gusty wind today, I detected a nymph, maybe a few days old, crawling on the outer leafs of the plant.
I observed her behavior for several minutes and was very much reminded of Madam's first adventures. She also would be found frequently sitting on an outer leaf, when she was a nymph. That behavior changed after four weeks or so, when she only visited those regions when it was dark, and was hiding in the thick underbrush of the plant during the day.
Maybe the nymphs are a bit careless and do not know yet how to behave properly. Because if I could spot her, a bird or a dragonfly would have no problems, too.
Anyway, we now have a Mantid colony in our plant ... and a bird's nest, most probably sparrows. It is becoming a freakin' Arche Noah ...