Praymantis pics

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Yestarday I was quite lucky - third time in my life I saw praymantis. This time right out our campus cafe. And just this day I take my Sony T1 with me, which I usually do not carry. I shot pure guy from short distance many times - which is this device pretty good at. Some of the shorts came out pretty good.

Here the pics:

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Thanks, Vassili.
 
Those are great! The second one is especially nice.

We had those all over my yard when I was growing up. They've always been one of my favorite insects.
 
We had a pile of them around my area this summer, some green, some tan. Neat critters. :thumbup:
 
The praying mantis is a neat creature ! We also have here a related insect the walking stick. These are hard to see as they really look like a stick.
 
Great pix!! I really like Pryaing Mantisis (Manti?). They are fascinating creatures!!
 
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Praymantis pics

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Yestarday I was quite lucky - third time in my life I saw praymantis. This time right out our campus cafe. And just this day I take my Sony T1 with me, which I usually do not carry. I shot pure guy from short distance many times - which is this device pretty good at. Some of the shorts came out pretty good
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You are originally from Russia no ? There are no Mantis there I assume ?

Yea they are lovely insects and my top favorite. It is funny , if I saw a spider that size I would run screaming , but a I love to have Mantis crawl on my arm , they are beautiful insects.
I have seen them in shades of green and tan/brown depending on thier surroundings.
Nice pics !
 
rebeltf: I am with you!! I love them too. And the are magnificant creatures. But, like you, if I saw a spider that size, I would run screaming!!!
 
A few years ago my daughter found a "spent" praying mantis cocoon in the bush outside her window. She kept it on her desk for a day or so, after which we found out it was only halfway spent. It was fun gathering up all those perfect tiny mantises to take back outside though.
 
Praying Mantis' are great. Whenever they're around, you can bet the number of "pesky" insects are low. And they're pretty visious too, which is why I guess those crazy monks at the Shaolin Temple developed a Kung Fu style out of how they fight.

As for one snagging a humming bird, I totally beleive it. We've got giant (8 +inches) praying mantis' here in Korea that regularly hunt and eat frogs.
 
rebeltf said:
You are originally from Russia no ? There are no Mantis there I assume ?

Yea they are lovely insects and my top favorite. It is funny , if I saw a spider that size I would run screaming , but a I love to have Mantis crawl on my arm , they are beautiful insects.
I have seen them in shades of green and tan/brown depending on thier surroundings.
Nice pics !
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nice pics vassili,

no actualy there is praying mantisis in russia,,
i dont know about in the north,, but here in dagestan there is,, we have quite afew in the plants around the factory and there is some lurking around,, although now its abit cold for them ,
in the summer there is lots.
i have quite afew pictures of them , but nothing as good as vassilis,, . bad camera i have.........

i remember in seeing in australia a stick insect about 35cms long once......
atfirst i thought it was a peice of plastic or somehting,, ..
makes you do a double take when you see something like that :O

actualy there is a cricket in new zealand about the size of a small puppy,, wettah....... or such , dont remember how to spell the name,, but i recall seeing them as a kid,, theyer basicaly now confined o a small costal island as the ras and stray cats just munched em up..
quite impresscive critters though..
 
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