microLaCoste #30 :praying mantis by GiMi53

Photography • Insects • posted on Sep 28, 2007

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The “microLaCoste” series is now coming to an end… This last picture is also my favorite : a praying mantis !

Thank you very much for your comments on my previous upload (and thanks to Franze for helping me with the identification) :

"microLaCoste #29 : Bug with ♥ "

Comments (40)

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Mousson

2:59PM | Fri, 28 September 2007

More and more incredible macros!!!! :-))

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CavalierLady

3:00PM | Fri, 28 September 2007

This shot really makes him look alien! Love the eyes and the background color and DOF! Good reason to be a favorite... an excellent image!

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mairekas

3:06PM | Fri, 28 September 2007

Very nice shot... Excellent!

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Apophis906

3:07PM | Fri, 28 September 2007

What an awesome shot, love praying mantis.

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Yourij

3:12PM | Fri, 28 September 2007

Time to say thx for ur comment, :) Love this shot, & need to say to bad that this will be the last one of ur serie !

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alhak

3:31PM | Fri, 28 September 2007

awesome macro...the detail has come out wonderfully

BorisB

3:37PM | Fri, 28 September 2007

Amazing series, excellent work, Bravo!!

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rainbows

3:41PM | Fri, 28 September 2007

Incredible Marcro, dear Michel! Your series superbe, only on thing I am thinking.... So glad we do not have this beauty here!!! I am a coward with insects. :-(( A wonderful evening is wished for you. Hugs, kisses bisous. DiDi.

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amlondono

3:43PM | Fri, 28 September 2007

GREAT SHOT ! ! . W O W . Thank's . Ana

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Corwin13

3:50PM | Fri, 28 September 2007

L'image est parfaite, et les tons sublimes!

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amirapsp

3:58PM | Fri, 28 September 2007

Impressive and fantastic...Hugs

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Fred255

4:01PM | Fri, 28 September 2007

Super details!

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RetroDevil

4:44PM | Fri, 28 September 2007

yay, i love Praying mantis' theyre so cool. very nice pic as well

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Ionel

4:54PM | Fri, 28 September 2007

Excellent! Splendid series!!!

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Littlejock

5:59PM | Fri, 28 September 2007

Impressive serie and this last... breathless. Great details, colour and light. Al is perfect. Congratulations

MrsLubner

6:05PM | Fri, 28 September 2007

These are so unlike the ones we have. The body is different in shape, the wings, and the head is also totally different. but they do have similarities and you can see they are of the same branch of the family tree. Great shot!

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RobyHermida

6:41PM | Fri, 28 September 2007

A very beautiful and interesting macro!!! My CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!! Roby

stolta

8:46PM | Fri, 28 September 2007

Woooowwww, this is great photo.5+++++

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nawalli

12:20AM | Sat, 29 September 2007

This is a fascinating animal, however it's not a praying mantis. It's a Praying Lacewing. Cousin to those cute little green lacewings that love to eat aphids. The Praying Lacewing is a wonderful example of parallel evolution with its jack-knife forelegs so similar to that of a praying mantis. Another example of similar evolution is the Mantis Shrimp. A shrimp that has evolved mantis-like forelimbs for catching fish. The photograph, by the way, is beautiful.

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