prey mantis part 4 - shredded skin part 2

[macro junkie]

he sheaded again..here some pics and 2 i took so u can see how big he is.he got alot bigger after the shed.:)

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1113/1443307385_d1acc83ae1_o.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1401/1444170004_c58ed2d385_o.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1184/1444169422_5e68827d09_o.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1139/1444168984_194ead0650_o.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1315/1443305089_63b85034ee_o.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1356/1444167860_28488237d0_o.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1085/1443304051_27098bd44e_o.jpg

[Jay Lowery]

awesome detail in the skin, eyes and lower antennae on the last one, great shots as usual!

[Bill Pham]

great detail on the shred skin there MJ love that last shot.


Bill

[LindaB]

Fantastic shots - I am green with envy at your mantis lol

Linda

[Photogirl2007]

Wow!! These are great shots...I still think the skin looks like aliens. LOL!!

[Peepaw]

Nice shots mj, did you get to watch?

[macro junkie]

Nice shots mj, did you get to watch?
no cause if i did i would of shot it..;) mayby next time but 2 times in row he done it when im asleep:confused::evil:

[Peepaw]

no cause if i did i would of shot it..;) mayby next time but 2 times in row he done it when im asleep:confused::evil:

Sounds like you have my kind of luck.

[lance v]

Thats soo coool

[hidden forms]

Nice detail shots of the skin, did you get any when he was in the process of sheading it's skin

[LordV]

Lovely shots- the skins always look like alien space suits :)
Brian V.

[macro junkie]

Nice detail shots of the skin, did you get any when he was in the process of sheading it's skin
he shed both times while i was asleep.Mayby next time..;)

[dreamline]

Great detail as usual M-J.

I can see you have a few sleepless night before the new year, as you're sitting by the cage waiting for the shedding to start...

I'll bet he only does it when it's dark, so you'll need to perfect your low-light technique.