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Both found at Metafilter:

When Bugs Attack, Part I: Praying Mantis vs. Hummingbird - Fascinating though mantises are, I feel sorry for the little bird. Still, the bug's just trying to make a living.

Especially for jlsjlsjls, geekchick, and kat1392: Mathematical Knitting - includes Moebius bands, projective planes, and more - I don't know what half these things are!

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[jlsjlsjls.livejournal.com]

I kept a mantis as a pet one summer (had to let it go, since no way to feed it over winter) ... watching them stalk and capture their is fascinating.

Nifty knitting! Thank you! ***bookmarks*** Here's Moebius strip for beginners page that will make the structure a little easier to understand ... moebius bands make wonderful, warm scarves that can be worn in a variety of ways (including as a hood) without worrying about them slipping, loosening, or untying. The projective plane makes an excellent hat ... I've seen several knitted hat patterns based on Klein bottles (which are a type of projective plane). Recently, too, I've been seeing a lot of knitters and knitting patterns using http://www.magknits.com/chilly04/patterns/fib.htm to determine stripe placement. We're surrounded by math without even realizing it! :-)

[jlsjlsjls.livejournal.com]

BTW, it's prey that those durned mantises stalk and capture. :p

[tommdroid.livejournal.com]

I had a praying mantis once, it was an most impressive animal who constantly tried to hunt down the large toads through the glass in the next terarium in the row.

[kat1392.livejournal.com]

Interesting!!