Carolina Mantis
Oct 1, 2020 18:20:16 #
This is one of the Carolina Mantis which I believe to be a male from the Bill (newtoyou) collection. I bring one of them out from time to time for they are such interesting specimens.
The male and female Carolina Mantis look very different from one another. The adult female has short wings and is big and heavy. The male has long wings and is small, light and active. The male is able to fly and will do so readily, but the female is unable to fly. You can encourage the females to stay around your garden if you feed them insects that you catch and they are quite beneficial and the true aliens among us.
There are some striking specimens of mantis with unique body colors and configurations such as the Orchid Mantis and the Devil's Flower Mantis however the Carolina Mantis bodies are straightforward and streamlined and all camouflage comes from its body color and pattern unlike several other species of mantis.
The male and female Carolina Mantis look very different from one another. The adult female has short wings and is big and heavy. The male has long wings and is small, light and active. The male is able to fly and will do so readily, but the female is unable to fly. You can encourage the females to stay around your garden if you feed them insects that you catch and they are quite beneficial and the true aliens among us.
There are some striking specimens of mantis with unique body colors and configurations such as the Orchid Mantis and the Devil's Flower Mantis however the Carolina Mantis bodies are straightforward and streamlined and all camouflage comes from its body color and pattern unlike several other species of mantis.
Oct 1, 2020 18:25:58 #
Yet another example of the customary combo of a fine photo and interesting background info. Thanks!
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Oct 2, 2020 09:38:29 #
quixdraw wrote:
Yet another example of the customary combo of a fine photo and interesting background info. Thanks!
Thanks, Quixdraw. I appreciate the feedback.
Oct 2, 2020 09:39:49 #
JRiepe wrote:
A great picture of ET.
Thanks and I suspect that the mantis were inspiration for many Sci-Fi characters.
Oct 2, 2020 09:48:13 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
Amazing! Thank you for all the details.
Thanks, CHG_CANON. I follow all of your professionally done work and I enjoy reading all of the narratives and your advice on gear.
I use a salad of gear for these micro images, Fujifilm X-T20 camera, X-mount to F-mount adapter, vintage Novoflex Bellows, and an industrial telecentric Nikon TM 5X magnification microscope objective as the camera lens which makes me an "equal opportunity gear guy".
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kpmac wrote:
What can I say that I haven't already said?
Thanks, Kpmac. I always look forward to your feedback.
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Rich Maher wrote:
interesting info and another superb macro.
Thanks for dropping by and viewing and for the reply.
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Oct 2, 2020 23:55:38 #
Muddyvalley wrote:
Another fine photo & the info is much appreciated!!
Muddyvalley, Thanks ever so much.
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