Students lobby to dethrone Connecticut’s state insect, the voraciously predatory praying mantis
When it comes to state insects, most states honor fuzzy or beloved bugs like honey bees or butterflies. Not so Connecticut, whose bug-to-be-most-proud-of is a voracious non-native predator, Mantis religiosa. Two groups of schoolkids want lawmakers to replace the praying mantis. One suggests the Spring Azure Butterfly. Another wants the Autumn Meadowhawk Dragonfly. Lawmakers didn’t want to disappoint, so the kids suggested a compromise during a hearing at the Capitol on Friday -- could Connecticut... Читать дальше...