Praying WoMantis
How a mantid blends in with its North Carolina background
Q: What garden insect prays and preys on its own mate?
A: A Praying WoMantis
The praying mantis is named for its prominent front legs, which are bent and held together at an angle that suggests the position of prayer. The European mantis (Mantis religiosa) was made the state insect of Connecticut in 1977.
QuotaBillsTruant: An honest insect - Daffynitions joe-ks.com
Vigilant: Insect watchman - Daffynitions joe-ks.com
Quadrant: Four-sided insect - Daffynitions joe-ks.com
Jubliant: Triumphant insect - Daffynitions joe-ks.com
Becalm: An insect on Ritalin - Daffynitions joe-ks.com
Adamant: The very first insect - Daffynitions joe-ks.com
Insects all business all the time. - David Foster Wallace
In summer the empire of insects spreads. - Adam Zagajewski
Buoyant: 1. Male insect; 2. An ant's son. - Daffynitions joe-ks.com
BBS: Tall tales told by insects that give honey - Daffynitions joe-ks.com
And all the insects ceased in honor of the moon. - Jack Kerouac
Rustic: Blood sucking insect which oxidizes iron - Daffynitions joe-ks.com
Tolerant: An insect that stands above the others - Daffynitions joe-ks.com
I've become a much more serious young insect. - Andrew Denton
If we act like prey, they’ll act like predators. - Alyxandra Harvey
A slug is always on its own. It's a lonely insect. - Karl Pilkington
Ten Ants: The number of insects required to make a landlord - Daffynitions joe-ks.com
What would be left of our tragedies if an insect were to present us his? - Emile M. Cioran
Coolant: An insect that's, like, you know, got it all together, dude - Daffynitions joe-ks.com
No living thing is ugly in this world. Even a tarantula considers itself beautiful. - Munia Khan
Not enough people know what Lyme disease is and the dangers of being bitten by an insect. - Gigi Hadid
I can't stop moving. I'm like this weird insect. I can't sit still in real life. - Robin Wright
Jitterbug: 1. A Scotchman in front of a pay toilet; 2. Insect that's had too much coffee. - Daffynitions joe-ks.com
Man is always prey to his truths. Once he has admitted them, he cannot free himself from them. - Albert Camus
Window Screen: 1. A device to prevent the escape of insects; 2. A device for keeping flies in the house. - Daffynitions joe-ks.com
Mosquito: 1. A small insect designed by God to make us think better of flies; 2. The state bird of New Jersey. - Daffynitions joe-ks.com
A fly, Sir, may sting a stately horse and make him wince; but, one is but an insect, and the other is a horse still. - Samuel Johnson
The satirist shoots to kill while the humorist brings his prey back alive and eventually releases him again for another chance. - Peter De Vries
Accountant: 1. A noble insect; 2. A dutiful book balancer whose role within a corporation is to protect it from creative ideas. - Daffynitions joe-ks.com
We hope that, when the insects take over the world, they will remember with gratitude how we took them along on all our picnics. - Bill Vaughan
Wolves directly affect the entire ecosystem, not just moose populations, their main prey, because less moose equals more tree growth. - Rolf Peterson
Nature will bear the closest inspection. She invites us to lay our eye level with her smallest leaf, and take an insect view of its plain. - Henry David Thoreau
If I could store lightnings in jars, I'd sell them to sick fireflies to light their way. Only they have nothing to pay for it with but life. - Will Advise