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prey mantis part 4 - shredded skin part 2

 
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Sep 26, 2007 14:12 |  #1

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.:)

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Sep 26, 2007 14:27 |  #2

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


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Sep 26, 2007 16:42 as a reply to  @ Jay Lowery's post |  #3

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

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Sep 26, 2007 17:09 |  #4

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

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Sep 26, 2007 17:25 |  #5

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


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Sep 26, 2007 17:47 as a reply to  @ Photogirl2007's post |  #6

Nice shots mj, did you get to watch?


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Sep 26, 2007 18:05 |  #7

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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:


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Sep 26, 2007 18:18 |  #8

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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.


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Sep 26, 2007 22:54 as a reply to  @ Peepaw's post |  #9

Thats soo coool


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Sep 27, 2007 00:34 |  #10

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


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Sep 27, 2007 00:38 |  #11

Lovely shots- the skins always look like alien space suits :)
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Sep 27, 2007 03:08 |  #12

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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..;)


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Sep 27, 2007 03:22 as a reply to  @ macro junkie's post |  #13

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.


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