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Maples redden agains the backdrop of a rainstorm-fed cascade.

Reflected foliage paints the surface of Eagle Lake. Acadia's lakes provide water for nearly 11,000 residents.

Surf and granite meet at Otter Cliff, where the rising sun strikes the US coastline first.

Solitude beckons down a birch-and-sedge-lined path. A 135-mile network of hiking trails offer respite from traffic in on of the smallest US Parks.

Waters washing the shore near Ship Harbor.

Maples flare into scarlet prominence as fall sweeps through Acadia National Park.

Summary, Landscape series on America's National Parks. Caption, Early morning in Acadia as the rising sun filters throug the fog revealing the colors of Autumn.

Mantids range from near treeline in the artic to the tropical rain forests and into extreme deserts, like this creosote mantid in Arizona.

A giant mantid in Gabon gobbles up geckos coming to a light at night. Mantids are known to eat frogs, birds, and turtles. Cannibalism during mating, however, is not normal behavior.

In Gabon a mantid becomes a lizard's lunch. Full grown, some mantids could in turn eat this lizard (next image).