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Jun 01, 2010 15:53 |  #1

Ghost mantis on leaf. Phyllocrania paradoxa.

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Jun 01, 2010 15:57 |  #2

Wow, took my eyes awhile to figure out head and tail - at first I thought your photos were OOF, but it was my eyes figuring out the mantis!
Wonderfully surreal.

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Jun 01, 2010 19:37 |  #3

great capture, this guy looks like some Master Kung FU fighting warrior

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Jun 02, 2010 01:25 |  #4

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Jun 02, 2010 09:12 |  #5

Nice shots..really cool mantis.

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Jun 06, 2010 07:09 |  #6

interesting there is motion blur on the feelers coming out of the head, you would think using flash unless as the highest power would have stopped all motion in the cool looking guy!




  
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Jun 06, 2010 08:21 |  #7

Wow like a SF alien! great shots.

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