[NatureNS] preying and praying

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Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2006 11:35:00 -0300
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Hi Brian,

Good observations! As a coleopterist I'm always amused by the number  
of times that I see discussions of "beatles" (and not in the context  
of Apple Records ...). ;->

Cheers,

Chris

On 5-Sep-06, at 10:42 AM, Brian Bartlett wrote:

> The transformation of "prey" into "pray" in a message this  message  
> brings up a switch I've found quite common, but in the opposite  
> direction --  "Praying Mantis" mistakenly but understandably given  
> as "Preying Mantis." One way to remember "Praying" is that the  
> Latin for the species is _Mantis religiosa_, which hints at the  
> praying. But the Canadian Oxford Dictionary subtly acknowledges a  
> pray/prey pun when it says "...a mantis...that holds its forelegs  
> in a position suggestive of the hands folded in prayer, while  
> waiting to pounce on its prey."
> -- yours insectorily (don't look for that word in your dictionary),  
> Brian
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeannie"  
> <jeannies@ns.sympatico.ca>
> To: <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2006 9:33 AM
> Subject: [NatureNS] pictures
>> Hi everyone,> I just photographed a spider wrapping up pray in a  
>> web....the pray is quite> large and I was wondering if anyone can  
>> ID it. It seems to have some sort of > spike or stinger on the  
>> back end.> Thank you,Jeannie

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to remember "Praying" is that the Latin for the species is _Mantis =
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