5 large moths replaced 5 preying mantises

2021.9.8: news.apt`wildlife/
5 large moths replaced 5 preying mantises:

. with the heavy amount of rain this year,

the night light is attracting a lot of small moths.

. 5 preying mantises were seen yesterday

apparently attracted by the moths;

and tonight (Sept 8) they were replaced by

5 huge moths, and only one mantis remains.

grasshopper socialization

10.17: news.apt`wildlife/grasshoppers/socialization:
. there was a meeting of 3 of the hoppers
(call them north, west, and south);
north came over to west
and they rubbed their back legs like a communication,
and then west flew away to south
as if to say "I'm interested in elsewhere"
in response, north flew in front of west,
and then turned its back on west .