On 2/1/2019 6:09 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
I didn't check very carefully or see the segments on the underside, so you
may be correct. I know some of the males have feathered antennae, but I am
not sure that applies to all species. It seemed quite camera shy, and
backed away when I tried to photograph it, so I didn't try to induce it to
mount my hand. I have had other mantises land on my finger quite readily.
Dan Matyola
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But you got pretty close...
I've only known females - and yes, have had them sit on my hand -
spent an hour or so with one I named
Samantha - In Bluff, Utah... as she sat on my hand I tried to place her
on a purple flower and she leaned back
and wouldn't leave my finger... likewise, with a red one .. she stepped
off onto a beige ledge and later posed
for me in the grass... I spent more than an hour with her whiel Richard
was taking a nap in our motel room.
https://annsan.smugmug.com/Other/Stuff-to-show-PDML-for-various/n-vWHWf/i-N4hktZb/A
back in the '80s 1985 or 86 I think with my LX and my 100 macro, I
think.
ann
On Fri, Feb 1, 2019 at 5:47 AM ann sanfedele <ann...@nyc.rr.com> wrote:
Not a chap... that's a lady
They really are very friendly - I bet you could have coaxed her to your
hand
ann
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