While nonchalantly gazing at the camera, this mantis patiently waits for prey next to the tomato plants.
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The tomato obviously wasn't my focus in this photo session ;0) I wished to show the lace like detail of the wings on this Chinese Mantid. Amazing the works of Mother Nature!
Photos by Carolyn Hietala http://carolynhietalapaintings.blogspot.com/
2 comments:
How do you do that?!
Here everything is long past living--you're still finding life!
(It's nice to be able to visit and see another's surroundings)
Ha... but I did take this photo weeks ago just before our first freeze. I have noticed though that lots of insects (even one green Chinese Mantid) cheated death by going deep into thick grasses/weeds near the tomatos. Am afraid I let my garden get out of control these last few months. Hubby has been insisting that I get a start on cleaning it out but I didn't want to until the last mantid is history. After the shot above I discovered a mantid egg case in the deep grass. Guess they are all gone now as I searched this week. Lots of stink bugs though ;0)
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