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5 November 2012
Monday macrobug: Praying mantis
Photographed this one before the leaves changed – a big gravid female. Look at the size of that swollen abdomen – much like my wife was on that same day!
Callan Bentley is an assistant professor of geology at Northern Virginia Community College in Annandale, Virginia. He is particularly interested in structural geology and the evolution of the Appalachian mountain belt. Callan draws cartoons and writes for EARTH magazine. He lives in the Fort Valley of Virginia.
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