Camouflaged
Ready to strike
Anticipating
Praying
Waiting
Seizing
Its prey.
Sometimes,
capable
Predators
becoming
prey themselves.
Lying in wait …
Camouflaged
Ready to strike
Anticipating
Praying
Waiting
Seizing
Its prey.
Sometimes,
capable
Predators
becoming
prey themselves.
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Becoming prey … good stuff.
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Beautiful pictures. I admire the praying mantis, really skilled hunters.
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I do too! They can be hard to spot, blending in so well and not really moving much. I used to get eggs sacks for my kids to watch hatch and then we’d turn loose all these baby mantids.
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I’ve never seen those.!!
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Next time I am out in the yard, I will check if I can find it and take a picture.
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Wonderful photos!!! Great poem too. Loved this. :))
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Vielen Dank Marlene! Ich freue mich das es dir gefaellt.
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Fantastic photos! I only see mine on my deck and they’re brown. Are they chameleaon? (I had to look up that spelling!). I should look for them more. When we have great grasshopper years I see a lot. I find their cases every year, but not so much the adults. I think they are the only insect that can rotate their head. So cool you shared!
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Thanks! I am not sure if this one changes colors. The fun part is keeping the egg sac in a terrarium and watch all the babies hatch. I used to order some online when my kids were little. Once hatched we’d turn them loose and try to find them in the garden. I need to go outside and see if I can find the egg sac!
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Amazing photography. Impressive!
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