Wildlife Fire-recovery Project- Flowerdale and Strath Creek. I identified the insect pictured left as a praying mantis, because of the barbed front legs and the way they were held. At least I got the insect bit right. It is in fact a Mantis Fly. Curiously it is neither a mantis nor is it a fly. It is a type of lacewing, also known as a Mantid Lacewing. Obviously in the identification process I even got the insect family wrong.

Wildlife Fire-recovery Project- Flowerdale and Strath Creek. The Dilemma of Political Correctness. We have recently become dog owners for the first time. It is now my companion whenever I journey out to find another blogging subject and will sit patiently by me while I try to get THE photographic shot, irrespective of how long it takes.