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Old November 24th 20, 05:37 PM posted to rec.photo.digital
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On Nov 24, 2020, Paul Carmichael wrote
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/wibble...h/50641771291/

Watched this fellow eat a live wasp.


In the insect world the mantis is one tough competitor.
....and the most aggressive is the female who will happily make a meal of her suiters.

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Old November 24th 20, 06:49 PM posted to rec.photo.digital
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On Nov 24, 2020, Paul Carmichael wrote
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El 24/11/20 a las 17:37, Savageduck escribió:
On Nov 24, 2020, Paul Carmichael wrote
(in article ):

https://www.flickr.com/photos/wibble...h/50641771291/

Watched this fellow eat a live wasp.


In the insect world the mantis is one tough competitor.
...and the most aggressive is the female who will happily make a meal of her suiters.


I don't know the sex of that one.


It is more likely to be female than male given that males have a low survival rate.

I thought they were herbivores.


They are mean, vicious carnivores. Their delicate, and fragile appearance belies their true nature as ambush predators.

....but it is nice to have them around as they are good for insect control as they will feed on flies, and all sorts of problematic insects, including, as you have discovered, wasps, and they can be quite human friendly/tolerant.

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Old November 25th 20, 02:37 PM posted to rec.photo.digital
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On 2020-11-24 11:37, Savageduck wrote:
On Nov 24, 2020, Paul Carmichael wrote
(in article ):

https://www.flickr.com/photos/wibble...h/50641771291/

Watched this fellow eat a live wasp.


In the insect world the mantis is one tough competitor.
...and the most aggressive is the female who will happily make a meal of her suiters.


.... and hummingbird brains ...


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"...there are many humorous things in this world; among them the white
man's notion that he is less savage than the other savages."
-Samuel Clemens
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Old November 25th 20, 02:38 PM posted to rec.photo.digital
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On 2020-11-24 11:54, Paul Carmichael wrote:
El 24/11/20 a las 17:37, Savageduck escribió:
On Nov 24, 2020, Paul Carmichael wrote
(in article ):

https://www.flickr.com/photos/wibble...h/50641771291/


Watched this fellow eat a live wasp.


In the insect world the mantis is one tough competitor.
...and the most aggressive is the female who will happily make a meal
of her suiters.


I don't know the sex of that one.

I thought they were herbivores.


They put the preying in praying.


--
"...there are many humorous things in this world; among them the white
man's notion that he is less savage than the other savages."
-Samuel Clemens
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Old November 25th 20, 03:00 PM posted to rec.photo.digital
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On Nov 25, 2020, Paul Carmichael wrote
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El 24/11/20 a las 18:49, Savageduck escribió:
On Nov 24, 2020, Paul Carmichael wrote
(in article ):

El 24/11/20 a las 17:37, Savageduck escribió:
On Nov 24, 2020, Paul Carmichael wrote
(in article ):

https://www.flickr.com/photos/wibble...h/50641771291/

Watched this fellow eat a live wasp.

In the insect world the mantis is one tough competitor.
...and the most aggressive is the female who will happily make a meal of her suiters.

I don't know the sex of that one.


It is more likely to be female than male given that males have a low survival rate.

I thought they were herbivores.


They are mean, vicious carnivores. Their delicate, and fragile appearance belies their true nature as ambush predators.

...but it is nice to have them around as they are good for insect control as they will feed on flies, and all sorts of problematic insects, including, as you have discovered, wasps, and they can be quite human friendly/tolerant.


I've just been outside and seen that it is still in the rosemary bush. Right by it is the
plant I shot the other week

https://www.flickr.com/photos/wibble...57716605666971

...which attracts a lot of bugs. The other side of the rosemary is a lavender bush which
attracts a lot of bees. I hope she doesn't eat the bees.


Sounds like she has found a good hunting ground.

There is no exclusion, bees are on the menu, as are locusts, frogs, lizards, and even small birds for some mantis species.

I have some photos of the mantis with the (shallow) focus on those deadly legs. Shall I
add them? I didn't bother because people get so precious about the eyes being in focus.

I suppose I could stop down and get eyes and legs...


The whole mantis can make for some interesting photos.

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Savageduck

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Old November 25th 20, 08:18 PM posted to rec.photo.digital
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On Nov 25, 2020, Paul Carmichael wrote
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El 25/11/20 a las 15:00, Savageduck escribió:

There is no exclusion, bees are on the menu, as are locusts, frogs, lizards, and even small birds for some mantis species.


Heh. The locusts around here are much bigger than her.


If you have a mantis handy it will be more than happy to snack on a locust.
https://youtu.be/xTed6wMx4T4

They will even feed on some quite larger (larger than them) prey. They only seem to have problems with some armored insects such as scorpions.Don’t be deceived by your demure local mantis. They are quite fascinating.
https://youtu.be/LoEfjhgwliw

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Savageduck

 




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