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25-SEP-2004 Lejun

Chinese Mantid

Copyright Lewis Scharpf

Tenodera aridifolia
Alabama

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1/125s f/3.1 at 13.7mm iso100 full exif

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lejun27-Sep-2004 02:42
Thanks Peter for your nice comments. My guess is that the black eye is due to some type of a microbial infection but cannot confirm this. Will do some additional research to try to get a definitive answer.
Peter Hollinger27-Sep-2004 02:36
Any idea why the black eye?