Unicorn Praying Mantis


Posted by Craig Lipski on Sun Jan 21, 2018 4:33 pm

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and (most of) a Lyside Sulphur.

Pseudovates (formerly Phyllovates) chlorophaea

Hidalgo Co, TX

Kind of busy, definitely not a BOAS (bug on a stick.)
1. I like the camouflage
2. He wouldn't pose there (on a stick out in the open.)

Canon 1D MkIV
100-400 4.5-5.6 v.2 @200mm
f/9, 1/400 sec
iso 200

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by Tom Whelan on Sun Jan 21, 2018 9:47 pm
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Neat mantis species and a fine behavior illustration.
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by Matthew Pugh on Mon Jan 22, 2018 6:44 am
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Hi

Nice action shot that tells a story - not all images have to be cleanly sanitised to be effective and I like this shot too

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by Cynthia Crawford on Fri Feb 02, 2018 6:26 am
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Great story-telling photo- The mantis shows it's camouflage very well -I almost missed that this wasn't just about the butterfly!
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