This praying mantis had been hanging out on this spider lily for a few days. I don’t know whether it was working hard there, but I did like how it mopped its brow in the second photo.
Praying mantis at work
Graham's Island
Life on the Big Island of Hawaii
Graham's Island 
Else it just remembered with a degree of horror something a preying mantis should not have forgotten!
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Also a possibility. I think this one might be about to lay eggs, judging from its behavior, but I have yet to see it doing so.
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Well the prospect of egg laying would be enough to warrant the brow wiping. Whatever the reason, it is an intriguing photo.
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I think it’s really just cleaning itself, but I liked the worried brow idea!
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Wow! Never been so close to a praying mantis to see him mopping his brow! 🙂
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One good thing about them is that they stay where they are unless you get too close. So a slow and careful approach gets me quite close to them if I want.
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