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macro junkie
28th of November 2007 (Wed), 14:21
a pair of ghost mantis..and something different from me..what u think of this pic?and who wants to see the mantis under a flash..;)
johnkermit1
28th of November 2007 (Wed), 14:25
i like this pic.....lets see it.....with flash
im really anxious. . .

it looks like its wearing a hat!

seriously...ive looked up ghost mantis now, and i am curious to see this thing...
:-)
macro junkie
28th of November 2007 (Wed), 15:17
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2286/2072318044_eebbbbe643_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2039/2072315960_eb25517d5c_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2192/2071527701_c689815260_b.jpg
GaryT
28th of November 2007 (Wed), 15:18
MJ--cool shot, but I only see one...what happened to the other half of the pair?? Very well done..
johnkermit1
28th of November 2007 (Wed), 15:24
wow! very impressive. it is so small! the head is incredible. i am at awe with this one.
how big will it get?
Courierman
28th of November 2007 (Wed), 15:40
in the last pic is it saying your nexted hissssss
macro junkie
28th of November 2007 (Wed), 15:48
MJ--cool shot, but I only see one...what happened to the other half of the pair?? Very well done..
i couldn't be bothered to take a pic of the other one..lol..they look the same at mo there stil nympths.
macro junkie
28th of November 2007 (Wed), 15:50
wow! very impressive. it is so small! the head is incredible. i am at awe with this one.
how big will it get?
dont qwote me on this but i think about 3inchs?
macro junkie
28th of November 2007 (Wed), 15:51
in the last pic is it saying your nexted hissssss
its very small and i find it very hard to get good pic of them..il try again tomorow..;)
alliec
28th of November 2007 (Wed), 16:37
Thats a very cool looking Mantis MJ, cant wait to see it when its fully grown.
Jay Lowery
28th of November 2007 (Wed), 18:28
i love how these ghost mantis look. seen some crazy colors on a few of them, i like how this guys all dark.
Mike4BekA
28th of November 2007 (Wed), 19:31
Loved the first one...that was a nice teaser
S7000
28th of November 2007 (Wed), 20:00
I saw one of these in my garden the other week! It was tiny!!! Maybe 5mm in size...It looked so crazy! :D
SwingBopper
28th of November 2007 (Wed), 21:48
This reminds me of that creature in the ALIEN movies. Nice sharp pics.
Dalantech
29th of November 2007 (Thu), 02:57
What an awesome looking predator!
Attic
29th of November 2007 (Thu), 08:38
Neat looking chap MJ, how many mantids do you have?
macro junkie
29th of November 2007 (Thu), 09:20
Neat looking chap MJ, how many mantids do you have?

17 mantis - 5 x pairs and few single ones..i just received orchid mantis.pics coming up later
johnkermit1
29th of November 2007 (Thu), 09:21
wow! orchid mantis form what i see in pictures looks very elaborate and colorful!
i cant wait to see how you shoot it!