Praying Mantis visited me yesterday
Sep 16, 2018 08:20:44 #
SeaBrat
Loc: St Petersburg, FL
This is the biggest Praying Mantis I ever saw. About 4 inches long and took me by surprise. A little PP never hurts.
Through a double pane of glass with my D600
Another through glass
Moved fast up high so I used my D7500 & Nikon 200-500
Cropped to see his face
Sep 16, 2018 08:22:11 #
Sep 16, 2018 08:24:26 #
Great photos. I have one sitting on my patio screen door right now. It's been coming around every day for almost a week now.
Sep 16, 2018 08:26:29 #
SeaBrat wrote:
Image 3 is my favorite. Great detailThis is the biggest Praying Mantis I ever saw. About 4 inches long and took me by surprise. A little PP never hurts.
Sep 16, 2018 08:45:09 #
#1 is my favorite; what an engaging shot! These guys are so photogenic, glad you were able to get several viewpoints.
Sep 16, 2018 09:56:50 #
SeaBrat
Loc: St Petersburg, FL
Thanks for all the comments! It was great fun to take the pics and to understand which pics you liked the best.
Sep 16, 2018 23:28:06 #
You sure it's a he? The abdomen looks awfully large. Maybe it's a she looking for a place to deposit her eggs. Usually when I see them they've landed on me. I had one once sitting on my shoulder like a parrot. Anyway, great series. It was hard to choose but I have to pick #3 as my favorite.
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Sep 17, 2018 17:20:13 #
SeaBrat wrote:
This is the biggest Praying Mantis I ever saw. About 4 inches long and took me by surprise. A little PP never hurts.
Nice shots. Glad you included #4. Those on my front porch have been distinctly smaller, so I never got that close for the head shot.
I distinctly remember a number of the Mantis locking their eyes on me once I moved close with the camera, and making me feel like the prey!
Boris
Sep 17, 2018 22:03:58 #
Great shots, SeaBrat! He's looking right at you! We used to have one the visited us on our bedroom screen every morning!
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