Mantis…

……………....….in Silhouette


One of two South African mantis found today hiding amongst the leaves of the swan plant.

On the 3rd of May I blipped a brown South African mantis - usually I find green in the garden, but this year the brown variety have been more prevalent than usual.



Extra Photo - Eyes
Mantis have two large eyes plus three smaller eyes located between - today I have included two photos showing these three smaller eyes.



Thank you for the comments, stars and hearts for yesterday’s glowing leaves. These leaves look spectacular in the spring with the new growth and again in the autumn as they reach the end of their cycle - especially when caught in the late afternoon sunlight.


Coronavirus - Day 44 of Lockdown in NZ
Alert Level 3
Total coronavirus cases in NZ 1490
Confirmed cases 1141 + Probable cases 349 giving a total of 1490
New cases today 2  (one had previously been counted as a probable and now confirmed)
Death Toll across NZ remains at 21 
Number in Hospital 3 - all in the Auckland area
Recovered from Coronavirus - 1347 (90% of all cases have recovered)
Total tested in NZ  175,835 (3.5% of the population)
Information is from the 1pm live broadcast on national TV.