Enter the world of the praying mantis.
From birth, emerging from their Oothecae with hundreds of little siblings, all no bigger than a skeeter, through their first meal of a tiny pavement ant, through a life camouflaged in our gardens, beneficial, watching, green as the grass around them.
See the beauty of the microwilderness through the eyes of one of the insect world's most beautiful hunters.
About the Author
Rick Lieder
dreampool
Michigan
Illustration & design for books, magazines, & award-winning novels, including bestselling Newbery Award-winning books for children.
Unique wildlife photography centering on ordinary backyard wildlife, capturing the unique qualities of light interacting with the natural world.
His website/blog Wild Light <BugDreams.com> showcases hundreds of stunning images using only natural light.
Publish Date July 05, 2011
Dimensions Small Square 40 pgs
Standard Paper
Category Arts & Photography
Tags praying mantis, Tenodera aridifolia sinensis, Dictyoptera, entomology, flower, garden, insect, invertebrate, mantid, Mantidae, mantis, nature, nymph, ootheca, predator, wildlife