… and new life (to be)

Found this pair on our butterfly bush. I didn't know how much longer this process might have continued and I couldn't stay, but I would have been curious to see if "he" escaped becoming dinner when their business was concluded…

Didn't plan this to be "Mantis Week"!

Confirmed at BugGuide as “Stagmomantis carolina” or “Carolina Mantis”; https://bugguide.net/node/view/1462035

Species page at BugGuide, https://bugguide.net/node/view/4821

1 year ago (“Beanie Baby: Princess”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2016-09-19
2 years ago (“More than a paper cut…”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2015-09-19
3 years ago (“Young buck”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2014-09-19
4 years ago (“My first ‘,’”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2013-09-19
5 years ago (“Morning dew”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2012-09-19
6 years ago (“A man with two watches…”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2011-09-19

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