Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/10/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]They are indeed carnivores. I was refering to habitat - that the natives might attract more critters for the mantises to eat. Since we put in the native grasses and plants in the front we've seen a marked up-tick in birds, especially in the spring when they find the long blades perfect for nest building. Most of the grasses will have dead blades over the winter that the birds scavenge. Adam On 2011 Oct 21, at 12:51 PM, Steve Barbour wrote: > aren't they carnivores? maybe they like the insects that like the > plants...? > > Steve > > >> Only Thursday morning I had to move a small one from inside to the >> outside because someone was being freaked out a bit. That one was mostly >> brown and entirely different wing-covers. >> >> Although I worked with these images inside Lightroom they are as close as >> possible to the original colors. Nothing has been altered in the nature >> of the insect or the bush on which it is found. >> >> Your comments/suggestions/critique are welcome and invited. >> >> Adam >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >