Hierodula

Mantis should be interested in this: I put this up on my Wolfe News Blog too, but I thought I'd mention it here. The hierodules are the aliens in the New Sun series, but I also discovered that "hierodula" is the latin genus name for the praying mantis. The hierodules are described as having compound eyes and big mandibles when they get unmasked. Interesting conection hm? Paul