Tip-Off #146 - Time out. . . for Arthur

"Do not rush through anything as if understood; instead, follow it down until you see it in the mystery of its own specificity and strength." - Annie Dillard.

“Arthur,” 3 in., Cleveland, Ohio, c. June–November 2023. There are 2,400 species of mantises in about 460 genera in 33 families. - photo by Norma Storer

Arthur was born sometime in June last year and was lucky to survive, given the tendency of mantis mothers—and their offspring—to eat their own. Nymphs can hunt as soon as they hatch, and all are cannibal…