I came back from a seven day long business trip to Germany last night, and found my family in distress - they hadn't seen Madam in four days and everybody was worried about her fate.
Well, it did take me about five minutes of very thorough searching to detect her this morning. she was hiding in the thick inner layers of the plant. Usually, she would take a sunbath in the morning on one of the outer branches, but apparently she had changed her behavior. And her size, too. During my absence, another moulting must have occurred, because what I saw there was a real monster. Her body is not fragile anymore, but very massive and her length must be at least 2 inches by now.
also, her color has become almost indistinguishable from that of the plant - it is extremely hard to spot her when she situates herself in the maze of branches and leafs of the inner plant.
And of course, it is absolutely impossible to take pictures there - too dark, too many obstacles, no clear line of sight.
I just hope that this is just a phase, and that this does not constitute a significant change of habit. Now, that I have all that fancy equipment, and with her growing size, amazing photo opportunities come to mind ...
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A documentation about the life of the Praying Mantis that lives in our backyard.
Mantis' Mantra
We discovered that a Praying Mantis has chosen one of the plants in front of our living room windows as her domicile.
Usually, I do not like insects that much - too crawly, too many legs, too yucky.
But in this case, I was fascinated by this marvelous creature. Having photography as my main hobby, it was immediately clear to me that I had to document her life.
And that's about it. I will take pictures of her, write some stories that connect our lifes, and have fun in doing that.
This blog is in no way meant to be scientific, or even educational - although I will certainly share the knowledge that I gain, through own observation, or by reading literature about this species.
Also, I might come up with some tips and tricks how to photograph these critters - this is not easy at all and requires probably more trial and error than I can imagine right now.
Anyway, this should be a fun project and if you have some Mantis-stories to share, or some pictures of your own, please let me know.
Usually, I do not like insects that much - too crawly, too many legs, too yucky.
But in this case, I was fascinated by this marvelous creature. Having photography as my main hobby, it was immediately clear to me that I had to document her life.
And that's about it. I will take pictures of her, write some stories that connect our lifes, and have fun in doing that.
This blog is in no way meant to be scientific, or even educational - although I will certainly share the knowledge that I gain, through own observation, or by reading literature about this species.
Also, I might come up with some tips and tricks how to photograph these critters - this is not easy at all and requires probably more trial and error than I can imagine right now.
Anyway, this should be a fun project and if you have some Mantis-stories to share, or some pictures of your own, please let me know.
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