Mantis

Quite some time ago, months? i witnessed a Mantis putting an egg together on one of the wooden chairs, outside, on my porch.  Spongy fluid came out of her backside, and formed an egg. I was sooo fascinated by the beauty of it that i protected the egg with determination; the rest of the family really wanted to get rid of the weird, sci-fi looking thing. 

And then… today… LOOK!!!!

How amazing is that.