We recently caught this Chinese praying mantis munching down on the native yellow jackets that have been feasting on our flowering specimen of Hedera rhombea ‘Cheju’. I guess this looked like a horticultural food truck to them. Evidently, they aren’t effected by the toxin in its sting. It’s truly an insect eat insect world out there!
Are you hungry enough to Munch on Your Jacket
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Maybe change “Much” to “Mulch” in your headline….
Should have been “munch”…oops