Garden praying mantis (Orthodera ministralis) 2016

CRANNEY, Kate

Registration number

1908965

Artist/maker

CRANNEY, Kate

Title

Garden praying mantis (Orthodera ministralis)

Production date

2016

Medium

ink and watercolour on paper

Dimensions (H x W x D)

29.7 x 42 cm (paper size)

Credit line

City of Melbourne Art and Heritage Collection
© Kate Cranney (www.katecranney.com)

Keywords

Kate Cranney, praying mantis, The Little Things That Run the City, 2016, drawing

Summary

This drawing depicts a garden praying mantis. Many praying mantises are stick shaped and green or brown in colour. This helps them to camouflage with their surroundings so that they're not noticed by their predators. The illustration was drawn by Kate Cranney for the City of Melbourne's publication 'The Little Things that Run the City'. The book explores the diversity of insects we have within our city’s boundaries and examines what we can do to help them survive and thrive.