Multiple Mantis

While I've been super busy preparing beds and planting winter crops, I did discover I had some onlookers: multiple praying mantises. They are always fun to find even if they do eat both pest and beneficial insects. I can only hope they are taking care of some of the grasshoppers I discovered wiping out a fair amount of the baby carrots that were just coming in - drats! (Note: cover carrot beds next time with screen or row cover if grasshopper numbers seem high.)