Anchored by Nymphal Skin

" Anchored by Nymphal Skin "

by Suzán Jiván

Slow
moving
mostly
noc-
turnal
blend-
ing
in
per-
fectly
with
a
good
sup-
ply
of
prey
in
between
parted
front
legs
in
a
genus
cap-
able
of
de-
cay
as
a
pa-
pery
egg
case
in
a
woo-
den
chamber
with
communally
chewed food
unsuitable
for wing-
less forms
feeding
on fungi
algae
and
lichens
Anchored by nymphal skin
and an exoskeleton
with abdominal segments
split down the back
into the thorax
remaining attached
to visible wing pads
as a praying mantid...