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Sep 16, 2007 16:20 |  #1

i thought this was a cool shot..got it at a angle where u can see his eyes,,sorry if this offends people but this is nature..the mantis is a beast of an insect..


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Sep 16, 2007 16:29 |  #2

Nice shot. Just nature at work. If the spider could have, he would have eaten the Mantis.


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Sep 16, 2007 16:45 |  #3

do you give him the spiders or does he catch them? that doesnt look like a good time for the spider.


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Sep 16, 2007 16:48 |  #4

Excellent capture....LOL!! Both for the mantis and for you!!


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Sep 16, 2007 16:50 as a reply to  @ Jay Lowery's post |  #5

i feed him crikets that i buy off line..but they didnt come this week so it was either get him some life food from the garden or let him starve and i wansnt going to do that..i dont agree in feedimg him spiders.i love the things but i had to do it this once...i felt very bad after woulds,:oops::( il orxder some more crikets on monday cause it dont look like the ones i allready ordered r going to turn up.:evil:


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Sep 16, 2007 16:51 as a reply to  @ Photogirl2007's post |  #6

Its bad enough to see death comin' atcha with 2 eyes but can you image 8 different perspectives of death chewin' jaws comin' atcha?!?!? :)

Sux to be a spider sometimes.



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Sep 16, 2007 17:49 |  #7

great shot


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Sep 16, 2007 18:38 |  #8

Naturalist wrote in post #3942687 (external link)
Its bad enough to see death comin' atcha with 2 eyes but can you image 8 different perspectives of death chewin' jaws comin' atcha?!?!? :)

Sux to be a spider sometimes.

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Sep 17, 2007 04:46 as a reply to  @ troypiggo's post |  #9

I feel sorry for the spider. (Never thought I'd say that...)

Good capture though. The spider has enough eyes to see the mantis through the week... (Sorry, couldn't resist)


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