I needed a break today and that meant that the blog post I had planned never quite materialized.  What can you do?  Even I need a break from the bugs occasionally!  I’ll tell you all about the joy that was BugFest tomorrow, but for today I leave you with this gorgeous girl:

Chinese mantid

She was one of the many live insects at BugFest on Saturday and represented this year’s theme (mantids) well.  Look how fat she is!  She is far and away the biggest mantid I’ve ever seen.

Until tomorrow!

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