Thursday, August 28, 2008

Night of the Living Mantis

I love the Praying Mantis. When one turns its head to look at you it seems intelligent and just a little freaky. (I don't notice any other bugs specifically looking at me.) If I have a favorite bug, this is it. Also, good thing it is small. Were we the same size........gulp!

7 comments:

Unknown said...

Very Nice! That is one of the very best Mantis photos I have seen! Nice Job!

No post for me yesterday, :-( But today is FRIDAY and it's a 3 day weekend!!!

that girl said...

he IS looking at you...and yup, good thing they aren't as big as we are.

Karin said...

WOW! They might be small in size, but still scary... #1 is a fantastic shot!

Ann said...

#1 is a fabulous shot , really detailed and sharp, excellent.

Perry said...

I have another Mantis shot posting on Saturday, 8/30/8, on my monochrome blog. Worth a look I think.

Firefly the Travel Guy said...

I love the first photo. He is looking straight at you and there is something in his eyes.

I also love the Praying Mantis and would have used the name if it rolled off the tongue easier. I decided on Firefly instead.

Maria said...

a wonderful photo :)
I m tattooing a mantis on myself in the future, so I was just browsing through the internet looking for reference shots that would benefit to an understanding of mantis anatomy to my artist and this one is among the best there are. :)