wendinoakland :KINGPENG_PNG:<p>Well, I just learned that my husband and canine (two separate entities) met a mantis earlier today, hanging out somewhere in the now mostly fallen fennel stalks! Just spent time looking, but didn’t see any mantises about. So much stuff quietly going on in a garden, so many little systems operating, ants farming whitefly larvae on leaves, creatures nomming fruit at night, mantids finding comfort in cool debris… 🪲🕸️🐿️🌱 <a href="https://beige.party/tags/insectodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>insectodon</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/bugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>bugs</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/mantis" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>mantis</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/gardenLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>gardenLife</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/outdoors" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>outdoors</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/creatures" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>creatures</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/quietThings" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>quietThings</span></a></p>