Time for the annual praying mantis photo on Greensboro Daily Photo. About once a year, we see the critters out on flowers. In the above photo, a praying mantis is crawling around on a hydrangea blossom in Greensboro. In the background, a small swimming pool adds a contrasting splash of blue to the photo. While we all tend to welcome the mantis into our yards, it is a little creepy to think that they are cousins of termites and cockroaches. Mantises protect themselves by camouflage, and in the above photo, you can see how the insect had changed to match the hydrangea.
As we stated earlier in the week, now is the time to get out and enjoy nature in Greensboro. From the people to the skies, to the buildings, to the flora and fauna, Indeed, beauty is all around us, even if it is hard to see. Happy Saturday!
I don't know if we have them here, or if they're more in the countryside than urban environments.
Posted by: William Kendall | Saturday, July 25, 2015 at 10:50 AM