Gravid-tas

I finally got my praying mantis shots in. She's a gravid female, very gravid. She had a very calm manner, not as curious as other mantises I've known, nor was she aggressive at all. Quite a regal bearing all in all.

We were due for a significant temperature dip, so I brought her inside. She wasn't so sure about this until I dumped a number of feeder crickets into the terrarium -- then everything seemed to be to her liking.

Triops

A few pictures of Rowan's Triops. I think they're about an inch long head-to-tail here. The top image may show some eggs there. The images are a bit fuzzy due to the plastic habitat; I need to get another mini-glass aquarium for pictures.

Fall

All the pretty colors are here again.