Praying Mantises And Butterflies
Personal memory by Cornelia Emlen
1965 • Somerset, Franklin Township, NJ, USA
Growing up in the 1960s in New Jersey, I spent countless hours outside exploring the woods and area around our home. In the summer I remember finding many praying mantises and oodles of butterflies. I can't remember when I last saw a praying mantis and the number and variety of butterflies has dropped greatly.
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