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In the floodplain meadow, near the edge of the woods, a certain horror lurks in the long weeds. Clinging to a blade of blue-joint grass, Mantis religiosa says her prayers, raptorial forelimbs folded in quiet contemplation.
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© 1998 A.K. Dewdney
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Dewdney, A.K. (1998). Prayer of the Mantis. In: Hungry Hollow. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-2220-0_13
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