{"id":14022,"date":"2014-01-30T13:12:57","date_gmt":"2014-01-30T11:12:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/?p=14022"},"modified":"2014-01-30T13:13:21","modified_gmt":"2014-01-30T11:13:21","slug":"baby-mantis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/2014\/01\/baby-mantis\/","title":{"rendered":"Baby mantis"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"eventDate\">Mid January 2014<\/div>\n<p>This tiny little guy visited my windowsill marigold seedlings a little while back and had a little wash while I took some pics. I find it amazing how mantis eyes just follow you no matter which way their heads are facing&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a  href=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/baby-mantis4_LMcC_9929.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-0\" data-rl_title=\"Baby mantis having a wash\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"Baby mantis having a wash\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-14023\" alt=\"Baby mantis having a wash\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/baby-mantis4_LMcC_9929-575x383.jpg\" width=\"575\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/baby-mantis4_LMcC_9929-575x383.jpg 575w, http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/baby-mantis4_LMcC_9929-300x199.jpg 300w, http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/baby-mantis4_LMcC_9929.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/a><!--more--><a  href=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/baby-mantis2cu_LMcC_9927.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-0\" data-rl_title=\"baby mantis\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"baby mantis\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-14025\" alt=\"baby mantis\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/baby-mantis2cu_LMcC_9927-300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/baby-mantis2cu_LMcC_9927-300x199.jpg 300w, http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/baby-mantis2cu_LMcC_9927-575x383.jpg 575w, http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/baby-mantis2cu_LMcC_9927.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0<a  href=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/baby-mantis3_LMcC_9903.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-0\" data-rl_title=\"baby mantis\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"baby mantis\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-14026\" alt=\"baby mantis\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/baby-mantis3_LMcC_9903-300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/baby-mantis3_LMcC_9903-300x199.jpg 300w, http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/baby-mantis3_LMcC_9903-575x383.jpg 575w, http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/baby-mantis3_LMcC_9903.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mid January 2014 This tiny little guy visited my windowsill marigold seedlings a little while back and had a little wash while I took some pics. 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