Praying Mantis
Perched on a leaf in angelic pose
(praying for a meal I suppose)
It patiently awaits its prey
And when a bee lands on a rose
It is captured without delay
With long legs and predatory precision
enhanced by eyes with binocular vision
They are able to detect ultrasound
and can evade bats that hunt them down
But mating can be a deadly game
as the female often eats the male
but she enjoys it just the same
her seduction never fails
Copyright © Joseph May | Year Posted 2016
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