Praying Mantis, Mantis religiosa
Praying mantis mate in the autumn. The male of the species is much
smaller than the female and sometimes end up as lunch.
The male perches atop the females back and touches his abdominal area
to hers, passing his sperm to her body where she stores them in
chambers designed especially for this purpose. Once the mating is over,
females very often will consume the male, at times even before the
mating ritual is over.
The male mantis do not attempt to prevent themselves from being eaten, but usually permit it.
The female carries her eggs with her for a time, depositing them finally in a walnut sized cluster.
Countries Perusing The Blog Recently - running update of 26 Sep'19
in alphabetical order
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Bangladesh
Belgium
Bulgaria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Brazil
Cambodia
Cambodia
Canada
Columbia
Columbia
Estonia
Ecuador
France
Germany
Greece
India
Indonesia
Ireland
Greece
India
Indonesia
Ireland
Japan
Kenya
Kosovo
Kenya
Kosovo
Mexico
Netherlands
Norway
Pakistan
Netherlands
Norway
Pakistan
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Qatar
Romania
Russia
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
Serbia
Singapore
Singapore
Spain
Thailand
Turkey
Turkey
Ukraine
United Kingdom
United States
Vietnam
?? Unknown Region ??
Vietnam
?? Unknown Region ??
Countries Perusing The Blog Recently - running update of 23 Sep'19
in alphabetical order
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Bangladesh
Belgium
Bulgaria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Brazil
Cambodia
Cambodia
Canada
Columbia
Columbia
Estonia
Ecuador
France
Germany
Greece
India
Indonesia
Ireland
Greece
India
Indonesia
Ireland
Japan
Kenya
Kosovo
Kenya
Kosovo
Mexico
Netherlands
Norway
Pakistan
Netherlands
Norway
Pakistan
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Qatar
Romania
Russia
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
Serbia
Singapore
Singapore
Spain
Thailand
Turkey
Turkey
Ukraine
United Kingdom
United States
Vietnam
?? Unknown Region ??
Vietnam
?? Unknown Region ??
Countries Perusing The Blog Recently - running update of 22 Sep'19
I have been a bit remiss in updating and know that I missed several countries but the Google code only shows me the top ten (numerically) by day, week, month so if I miss a day I will never see that country listed elsewhere - sorry!
in alphabetical order
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Bangladesh
Belgium
Bulgaria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Brazil
Cambodia
Cambodia
Canada
Columbia
Columbia
Estonia
Ecuador
France
Germany
Greece
India
Indonesia
Ireland
Greece
India
Indonesia
Ireland
Japan
Kenya
Kenya
Mexico
Norway
Pakistan
Norway
Pakistan
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Qatar
Romania
Russia
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
Serbia
Singapore
Singapore
Spain
Thailand
Turkey
Turkey
Ukraine
United Kingdom
United States
Vietnam
?? Unknown Region ??
Vietnam
?? Unknown Region ??
I
have decided to update this post with any countries that are
looking at the blog that have not yet been mentioned - and also to show
this latest update date in the Title with the updated country itself being in red
(there are also visitors which Google simply indicates as 'Unknown Region')
(there are also visitors which Google simply indicates as 'Unknown Region')
Thanks for stopping by
Bras d'Orr Lake, just one small inlet - III
Bras d'Or Lake
Bras
d'Or Lake is an inland sea, or large body of partially fresh/salt water
in the centre of Cape Breton Island in the province of Nova Scotia,
Canada. Bras d'Or Lake is sometimes referred to as the Bras d'Or Lakes
or the Bras d'Or Lakes system; however, its official geographic name is
Bras d'Or Lake as it is a singular entity. Canadian author and yachtsman
Silver Donald Cameron describes Bras d'Or Lake as "A basin ringed by
indigo hills laced with marble. Islands within a sea inside an island."
The lake is connected to the North Atlantic by natural channels, the
Great Bras d'Or Channel north of Boularderie Island and the Little Bras
d'Or Channel to south of Boularderie Island, connect the northeastern
arm of the lake to the Cabot Strait. The Bras d'Or is also connected to
Atlantic Ocean via the Strait of Canso by means of a lock canal
completed in 1869—the St. Peters Canal, at the southern tip of the lake.
these are 2013 photographs with an older defective camera - I can now do better panorama
Wild Persimmons
The worse they look the sweeter and better they taste
The common persimmon tree (Diospyors virginiana) grows in the wild from
Connecticut to Florida and as far west as Oklahoma and Kansas. The
edible fruit of the persimmon has an astringent taste when not fully
ripe. Used in recipes to make puddings and cakes or eaten fresh, the
fruit of the persimmon was also a part of the diets of Native Americans.
The common persimmon tree has certain features that will help you in
its identification.
