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Sorry it's taken me forever to get back to you! They are eating the pine seeds inside the pine cone. They peel the outer part of the cone off to get at the nuts. :)
Thank you! I was excited to see it especially the second time when I photographed it.
If you look closely you will see the chick!
Sometimes there will be big piles of pinecone pieces underneath a favorite squirrel perch! :)
Love the Mantids!
I may have pictures of two different species here... ?
Apparently, you can make purple ink with the berries when they are ripe.
Thanks! I was on my first Field Expedition last summer in Baja, Mexico for my Global Field Program Master's Degree through Miami University in Ohio. We got to snorkel with it. It was awesome! thanks for the welcome. I can't wait to show this site to my fourth graders!