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Praying Mantis

Female Praying Mantis
Female Praying Mantis		 Keep on Truck'n
Keep on Truck'n		 Mantis in standard waiting for prey mode
Mantis in standard waiting for prey mode		 Mantis on zentangled pumpkin
Mantis on zentangled pumpkin
Mr or Mrs Mantis on my blue orchid.
Mr or Mrs Mantis on my blue orchid.		 Do you think Obama is home?
Do you think Obama is home?		 Do Panda Bears have fleas?
Do Panda Bears have fleas?		 Will someone bring me a large towel?
Will someone bring me a "large" towel?
Look into my eyes, you are getting sleepy....very sleepy!
Look into my eyes, you are getting sleepy....very sleepy!		 Praying Mantis and a not so welcomed friend
Praying Mantis and a not so welcomed friend		 Praying Mantis on Star Wars Armored Walker
Praying Mantis on Star Wars Armored Walker		 Praying Mantis
Praying Mantis
Praying Mantis on the lookout
Praying Mantis on the lookout		 Long tall Sally?
Long tall Sally?		 Posing Praying Mantis
Posing Praying Mantis		 Just another pretty face?
Just another pretty face?
One more smile before I say goodbye
One more smile before I say goodbye		 You say this is the wrong end?
You say this is the wrong end?		 Is this the right end?
Is this the right end?		 Shhhhhh........!
Shhhhhh........!
The delicate legs of the Praying Mantis
The delicate legs of the Praying Mantis		 A happy face!
A happy face!		 Face to face
Face to face		 Gotcha!
Gotcha!
Are you talking to me?
Are you talking to me?		 Ready for my closeup!
Ready for my closeup!		 Praying for a victim to come along?
Praying for a victim to come along?		 The chimney sweep!
The chimney sweep!
What is this lumpy thing I am sitting on?!?
What is this lumpy thing I am sitting on?!?		 The cleanup after lunch
The cleanup after lunch		 Really big praying mantis!
Really big praying mantis!		 Christmas Portrait
Christmas Portrait
The last pic of Mrs. Mantis before she went to insect heaven
The last pic of Mrs. Mantis before she went to insect heaven		 Let's do lunch!
Let's do lunch!		 Just another pretty face!
Just another pretty face!		 Mantis eating a cricket
Mantis eating a cricket
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20101011_Mantis_0752.jpg		 How about a little privacy here!
How about a little privacy here!		 Hello up there!
Hello up there!		 Detail of a Mantis wing
Detail of a Mantis wing
Mantis snack
Mantis snack		 Mantis pedicure (or is that manicure?)
Mantis pedicure (or is that manicure?)		 For size comparison
For size comparison		 Should I say cheese?
Should I say cheese?
Mantis on artificial flowers
Mantis on artificial flowers		 _Mottled Mantis
_Mottled Mantis		 Praying Mantis
Praying Mantis		 Praying Mantis
Praying Mantis
Mantis On Gazania
Mantis On Gazania		 Mantis enjoying the sun on a Calla Lily
Mantis enjoying the sun on a Calla Lily		 Praying Mantis
Praying Mantis		 Mantis_7421.jpg
Mantis_7421.jpg
Just hanging around
Just hanging around		 Mantis_6727.jpg
Mantis_6727.jpg		 Look into my eyes, you are getting sleepy....very sleepy!
Look into my eyes, you are getting sleepy....very sleepy!		 Mantis in fall colors
Mantis in "fall colors"
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Mantis_6671.jpg		 Sooooo big!
Sooooo big!		 How did you find me?
How did you find me?		 This is my best pose!
This is my best pose!
Walk softly and carry a big stick!
Walk softly and carry a big stick!		 Smiley face
Smiley face		 Mantis_6449.jpg
Mantis_6449.jpg		 The shadow
The shadow
Lunch!
Lunch!		 Mantis_6434.jpg
Mantis_6434.jpg		 Looking.............
Looking.............		 Looking.................
Looking.................
Thanks for the butterfly!
Thanks for the butterfly!		 Just one more step to reach the tippy top!
Just one more step to reach the tippy top!		 The sun feels good on my back!
The sun feels good on my back!		 Come out come out where ever you are!
Come out come out where ever you are!
Down there!
Down there!		 Fall Colors
Fall Colors		 Mom, He Won't Share!
Mom, He Won't Share!		 Big Girl!
Big Girl!
Oops, Wrong Camouflage!
Oops, Wrong Camouflage!		 Scary Face!
Scary Face!		 Does This Make My Butt Look Big?
Does This Make My Butt Look Big?		 Waiting For A Humming Bird?!?
Waiting For A Humming Bird?!?
Mantis Sees The Hummer!
Mantis Sees The Hummer!		 Eyes Bigger Than It's Stomach?
Eyes Bigger Than It's Stomach?		 A Lean Green Eating Machine!
A Lean Green Eating Machine!		 Is That You Grandma?
Is That You Grandma?
Closeup Of Mandibles
Closeup Of Mandibles		 Dining On a Skipper Jack
Dining On a Skipper Jack		 Waiting For The Next Meal!
Waiting For The Next Meal!		 Got one, Thanks Mom!
Got one, Thanks Mom!
Going.................
Going.................		 Going.............
Going.............		 Almost Gone!
Almost Gone!		 I Am Still Around!
I Am Still Around!
Mantis22Nov_2161.jpg
Mantis22Nov_2161.jpg		 Mantis Dinner
Mantis Dinner		 Mantis Egg Cases
Mantis Egg Cases		 I Found My Mom!
I Found My Mom!
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MantisOct29_1952.jpg		 MantisOct29_1946.jpg
MantisOct29_1946.jpg		 MantisOct29_1944.jpg
MantisOct29_1944.jpg		 MantisOct29_1943.jpg
MantisOct29_1943.jpg
Can't A Guy Eat In Peace?
Can't A Guy Eat In Peace?		 Almost Gone
Almost Gone		 All Gone!
All Gone!		 Ootheca Wait & See
Ootheca Wait & See
Mantis & Egg Case (Ootheca)
Mantis & Egg Case (Ootheca)		 Egg Case (Ootheca)
Egg Case (Ootheca)		 StormTheCastle_1742.jpg
StormTheCastle_1742.jpg		 W is for wagon
"W" is for wagon
Storming The Castle
Storming The Castle		 Thanks For The Ride!
Thanks For The Ride!		 Car Trouble
Car Trouble		 Mantis9Oct07_1700.jpg
Mantis9Oct07_1700.jpg
Mantis9Oct07_1691.jpg
Mantis9Oct07_1691.jpg		 Oh, Hello There!
Oh, Hello There!		 Does This Make My Butt Look Big?
Does This Make My Butt Look Big?		 Who's The Leader Of The Band That Plays For You And Me......
Who's The Leader Of The Band That Plays For You And Me......
25 Sept Mantis
25 Sept Mantis		 18 July Mantis
18 July Mantis		 18 July Mantis
18 July Mantis		 18 July Mantis
18 July Mantis
Mantis 13 July
Mantis 13 July		 Mantis 13 July
Mantis 13 July		 Mantis 11 July
Mantis 11 July		 Mantis 11 July
Mantis 11 July
Mantis 9 July
Mantis 9 July		 Mantis 9 July
Mantis 9 July		 Mantis Shed July 3
Mantis Shed July 3		 Mantis 2 July
Mantis 2 July
Mantis 30 June
Mantis 30 June		 Mantis June 30
Mantis June 30		 Carnage!
Carnage!		 mantidsJune25_0836.jpg
mantidsJune25_0836.jpg
mantidsJune25_0847.jpg
mantidsJune25_0847.jpg		 mantidsJune25_0841.jpg
mantidsJune25_0841.jpg		 20 June Mantis
20 June Mantis		 16 June Mantis
16 June Mantis
June 13 Mantis Mantis New Home
June 13 Mantis Mantis New Home		 June11Mantis 043.jpg
June11Mantis 043.jpg		 June11Mantis 033.jpg
June11Mantis 033.jpg		 June11Mantis 015.jpg
June11Mantis 015.jpg
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June8Mantis_0567.jpg		 Praying Mantis
Praying Mantis		 Praying Mantis
Praying Mantis		 Praying Mantis
Praying Mantis
2nd day - Praying Mantis
2nd day - Praying Mantis		 Praying Mantis
Praying Mantis

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Paolo Peggi (aka Bracciodiferro)26-Oct-2011 19:00
Very nice series,congrats! V
Paolo
Pieter Bos15-Nov-2010 18:40
Great collection
pemkid15-Sep-2010 11:20
These guys are fantastic photo subjects, they posed so nicely for you.
Deb
Isabel Cutler21-May-2010 04:51
Rats....I already voted for it!
Isabel Cutler21-May-2010 04:51
Return visit, Judith. I just enjoy this gallery so much! V.
Rosemarie Kusserow17-Feb-2010 20:33
Beautiful gallery of this interesting animal, thanks for posting, Rosemarie :o) vVv
andy16-Sep-2009 21:55
Great job, Judith! I see you have a similar passion as mine.
I just posted a gallery (www.pbase.com/lighthawk/praying_mantis) of a pair of breeding
mantids. I'll say this: They are good at posing and not moving too much!

Andy
Guest 14-Sep-2009 21:04
Amazing gallery, Judith.
Paolo Peggi (aka Bracciodiferro)05-Sep-2009 18:02
Excellent,Bravo! VVV+
Paolo
Isabel Cutler26-Aug-2009 11:36
This is an outstanding gallery. I'm so glad you mentioned hatching the ooetheca. I think it was probably the most fascinating thing I've done photographically!
Isabel
Guest 29-Feb-2008 17:25
Fantastic series, added to my invertebrate topic.
Ali Majdfar20-Nov-2007 03:02
Fabulous gallery, ~V
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