Mantis update
I happened to catch Snacks as he shed his second skin — his second in a week! In the first image, he’s just emerging from his old skin. (The photo is not upside-down, Snacks is — most mantises prefer hanging upside-down, as it gives them a better view of their hunting grounds.) In the second, you see Snacks’s roomie Booie swooping in for a quick, er, snack. The size difference, as you can see, is dramatic, and will be until Booie sheds his skin again.