This is the first brown praying mantis I think I've seen. Taken at Golden Garden Park in Eugene, OR.
This was taken with a +2 diopter magnifier on my 55-210mm zoom.
Sony Alpha NEX-5N
,Sony 55-210mm zoom,Digital 1/320s f/11.0 at 155.0mm iso100 +2 Diopter magnifier attached to the lens
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