Helen was my first ever mantis. I found her in the thyme plants in front of my grandmother's house. I was searching through the tall green stems, looking for caterpillars, when I spotted a mantis's light green body. I had been on the lookout for one of those, too, so I leaned over and grabbed her. As I did, I spotted a darker body - that of my all time favorite mantis, Allie - and I grabbed that one, too.
Helen was never really my favorite mantis. She was always sort of in the background, overshadowed by her "sisters." So I don't remember much about her. She wasn't super aggressive like Allie was. She was sort of middle of the road where my handling was concerned.
As a result of her constantly being overshadowed, the most I remember about her is her death. She became very lethargic, lost all ability to climb, continued that way, and eventually died. She was also very pregnant, so I always attributed it to pregnancy complications.
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