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devotee, and you will see it stealthily approach it, like a cat who 
is watching a mouse, and with so much precaution that you can 
scarcely see that it is moving. Then, all of a sudden, as quick as 

Fig. 302.—Mantis religiosa and its larva (A). Blepharis mendica and its larva (B). 
lightning, it seizes its victim between its legs, provided with 
sharp spines, which cross each other, conveys it to its mouth, 
and devours it. Our make-believe Nun, Preacher, our Prega- 
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