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Wildlife encounters: Praying mantis
Tonight in the shadows around the bins at Sector 7 I saw not another giant spider, but a giant praying mantis, and as a bonus it looked very much like she was laying eggs. Baby praying mantises are very cute.
Unfortunately all the shots were taken in the dark using a flash, so it was all a bit hit-and-miss, but I present to you some 5"-6" of bug:
The odd shot picked up some decent detail. I like the pattern on the back here, from residual wings perhaps?
Unfortunately the egg casing never got quite into focus, but I'll get another chance at it in daylight.
Here's a reasonable side-on shot, but by now I think she was feeling disturbed.
There's something about that face...
I left her to it.
Unfortunately all the shots were taken in the dark using a flash, so it was all a bit hit-and-miss, but I present to you some 5"-6" of bug:
The odd shot picked up some decent detail. I like the pattern on the back here, from residual wings perhaps?
Unfortunately the egg casing never got quite into focus, but I'll get another chance at it in daylight.
Here's a reasonable side-on shot, but by now I think she was feeling disturbed.
There's something about that face...
I left her to it.