{"id":36617,"date":"2011-11-17T05:19:31","date_gmt":"2011-11-17T12:19:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wend.ca\/?p=36617"},"modified":"2024-01-07T10:57:24","modified_gmt":"2024-01-07T15:57:24","slug":"mantis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wend.ca\/?p=36617","title":{"rendered":"Mantis"},"content":{"rendered":"

This mantis is practicing its staying still for a really long time technique<\/em> (Secrets of the Furious Five<\/em>)… or so I was told with much exuberance by a 6-year old. And, when not practicing its staying still for a really long time technique<\/em>, the mantis moves with lightening speed because it eats other insects. It has to be fast if it wants food. <\/p>\n

We discovered this particular specimen while in Costa Rica.<\/p>\n

The glossy sheath on the back are its wings. Also, we discovered through observation that mantids can rotate their heads in a full circle. This particular beast is demonstrating this as it checks us out.<\/p>\n

While in New York, I found out that there are people who keep cockroaches as pets. After coming back from Costa Rica I learned that there are also people who keep mantids as pets — and that they can be very loyal<\/a>.<\/p>\n