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Goodbye Mormon cricket, hello praying mantis—Utah's insect neighbors are bellwethers for change.
I was startled. A praying mantis materialized in the flowers, inches from my hand. I was watering with a hose, and the big bug made its way gingerly up a nearby fence to escape the water.
I was startled. A praying mantis materialized in the flowers, inches from my hand. I was watering with a hose, and the big bug made its way gingerly up a nearby fence to escape the water. The mantis paused now and then to swivel its triangular head to get a look at me.
I watched it tiptoe up the slats of the fence. It was an unprecedented sight. Growing up in Salt Lake City, I don't remember ever seeing a praying mantis, let alone one the size of a popsicle stick.
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