The Natural Park at Barbate which incorporates two different areas covering over 5,000 hectares is quite unique and diverse for wildlife. This is a view of the pine forest of La Breña, taken from the summit of the Sierra de Retin. Cape Trafalgar is just around the corner and the cliff top walk from the […]
Tag: praying mantis
Mirror-Image
A newborn mantis dreams her mirror-image, their glowing fates sealed by the gods – Chinese mantis – Tenodera aridifolia sinensis
Tethered Demon
A demon rises from the remains of the day, frustrated young assassin tethered to my garden – Chinese mantis | Tenodera aridifolia sinensis
Silent Straightjacket
No defenses against her tricks, she leads the quietest of lives, enchanting you with her silent straightjacket. • Chinese mantis | Tenodera aridifolia sinensis
A Twisting Tangle
Tiny hunters break the silk bonds tethering them to the past, their birth a twisting tangle of legs and hunger. • Chinese Praying Mantis | Tenodera aridifolia sinensis
Homeschooled Secrets
A mantis nymph maps traces of evaporated dew, homeschooled in the garden’s secrets as she ties up the last bits of morning. • Chinese Praying Mantis | Tenodera aridifolia sinensis
Cobwebs Shiver
Cobwebs shiver with her tiniest move, a mantis nymph rules an underworld ready for a brutal reckoning, the next instar a far-off dream. • Praying mantis | Tenodera aridifolia sinensis
