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Posted: 18 Jun 2018


Taken: 28 Aug 2017

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Praying Mantis

Praying Mantis
Macro Mondays 2.0: insects

This image was taken last summer, but I only just now processed and uploaded it for the first time. This is a praying mantis I discovered well hidden among the plant life. It was dining on on a moth when I photographed it. Original image in the note.

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.t.a.o.n., , Helena Ferreira, MARCEL and 41 other people have particularly liked this photo


39 comments - The latest ones
 Edward Bowthorpe
Edward Bowthorpe
Lovely Valerie,eddie,xx
6 years ago.
 Chrissy
Chrissy club
hui. Ein üppiges Frühstück :-)
6 years ago.
 Pam J
Pam J club
Stunning !
6 years ago.
 Erhard Bernstein
Erhard Bernstein club
Great "catch"!
6 years ago.
 Stormlizard
Stormlizard club
Very well captured Valerie.
6 years ago.
 neira-Dan
neira-Dan club
belle instantané !! tu étais là au bon moment et la capture est super
6 years ago. Edited 6 years ago.
 Andy Rodker
Andy Rodker club
Easy to see how you passed it over first time! I once saw a mantis eating a cricket. I could hear it long before I saw it. The sound was like a car workshop (metal grinding on metal). A horrible noise!
6 years ago.
 LotharW
LotharW club
Es scheint ihr zu schmecken... *****
6 years ago.
 Jaap van 't Veen
Jaap van 't Veen club
Beautiful macro val.
6 years ago.
 Marie-claire Gallet
Marie-claire Gallet
Totally gorgeous, Val !!! *********************
6 years ago.
 Annemarie
Annemarie club
love love this

Happy new week:)
6 years ago.
 Malik Raoulda
Malik Raoulda club
Remarquable et bien traitee ******
6 years ago.
 Graham Chance
Graham Chance club
Superb capture Val. Looks like a big meal.
6 years ago.
 Gudrun
Gudrun club
Amazing! It's camouflages very well, at first I only noticed the moth, until I saw the deadly embrace:-)
6 years ago.
 Percy Schramm
Percy Schramm club
Stunning shot of this beautiful insect. Have a fine week, Valfal !
6 years ago.
 Sami Serola (inactive)
Sami Serola (inactiv… club
WOW! =O

Great camouflage. At first look I did not notice the praying mantis at all!
6 years ago.
 niraK68
niraK68 club
wow great chatch
6 years ago.
 Ko Hummel
Ko Hummel club
you were luck to find this one. a very nice macro
6 years ago.
 Nicole Merdrignac
Nicole Merdrignac club
Très jolies photo avec pip. Nicole.
6 years ago.
 M♥rJ Photogr♥phy !! ( Marj )
M♥rJ Photogr♥phy !!…
OH ...WOW .....I did not see the Mantis at first .... excellent photo Val !!!
6 years ago.
 Ernst Doro
Ernst Doro club
interessante Tiere, aber schwer zu entdecken, da meißt gut getarnt.
Und Du hast sie sogar beim Beute machen erwischt!
6 years ago.
 volker_hmbg
volker_hmbg club
Fantastic shot!
6 years ago.
 Taormina
Taormina
Ich glaube die Knuddelt die kleine nur...
6 years ago.
 Tanja - Loughcrew
Tanja - Loughcrew club
I had to look twice Val! You captured the crime ;)....and this is very very good!
6 years ago.
 Wierd Folkersma
Wierd Folkersma club
a bit complicated, but after your explanation I started to understand, great capture
6 years ago.
 klaus 040
klaus 040 club
Mantis is a very remarkable insekt. We have it also in Europe, but most in the south. I'd never seen it here in the north. It is very patiently and successful at making loot.
Thanks for this extraordinairy contribution.
6 years ago.
 ╰☆☆June☆☆╮
╰☆☆June☆☆╮ club
Excellent...
Have a great new week ;-)
6 years ago.
 Hélène Lombard
Hélène Lombard
Belle prise instantanée !!
6 years ago.
 Ruebenkraut
Ruebenkraut club
Very interesting and cool shot.
6 years ago.
 Jenny McIntyre
Jenny McIntyre club
Wow - he's holding onto his prey very tightly
6 years ago.
 Xata
Xata club
So dificult to see and catch, you did well
6 years ago.
 Mario Vargas
Mario Vargas club
great macro
6 years ago.
 Christiane ♥.•*¨`*•✿
Christiane ♥.•*¨`*•✿
Cruel nature .....
Excellent capture, Valerie !
6 years ago.
 Horizon 36
Horizon 36 club
Amazing shot. Well done Val.
6 years ago.
 Nora Caracci
Nora Caracci club
tragic, but superb !!!
6 years ago.
 Danielle
Danielle
Une Merveille !
6 years ago.
 micritter
micritter
What a wonderful catch (not for the moth, though). An excellent photo and wonderful timing.
6 years ago.
 Rosalyn Hilborne
Rosalyn Hilborne
Fabulous macro! I like both pic's
6 years ago.

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