Praying for mantises
Find Praying Mantis egg cases isn't quite as rare as finding deer antlers, but the former is definitely an uncommon sighting. To be sure, I spend time on every walk by suitable shrubs in the hope that I'll spot one of the tan cases, which will, in the warmer weather, spawn 100 to 200 tiny mantises, each nymph a dead ringer for its parents, and each about the same size as the nail of a human adult's little finger. The emergence of these mini-predators is, of course, way in the future, so for now, it's time to simply rejoice in my find, keep the egg case in my thoughts and prayers, and hope that, when it's finally time for the eggs to hatch, I'll be lucky enough to be on the scene with the appropriate camera and lens combination.
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