Praying mantis - "Stone-Tigress" series - I - Int

[MacroLuv]

Hi guys and gals!:D Let me introduce myself. I'm Praying mantis but you can call me "Stone-Tigress". I'm from family Amorphoscelidae (Do not hesitate to correct me if I'm wrong.) and we are smaller in size. As you can see, on my example, we have very good cryptic colour and body shape. I'm about ~ 2cm long from head to bottom (Antennae doesn't count.) and yes I'm female. Males are fully winged (And can even fly! - Female discrimination again!:shock:), slender and a little longer in lenght. I'm very well adapted for living on the gray stone ground or on the gray bark tree trunks and almost invisible in those environment. I'm very natty in catching little buzzing flys even if they are still in the air! You'll see! Bye, bye, see you later.



Camera model Olympus SP-320
Date/time 26.08.2006/14:58:07
Exposure time 1/640 s
F-number f/5.6
ISO 64
Focal length 8 mm



Camera model Olympus SP-320
Date/time 26.08.2006/14:59:11
Exposure time 1/640 s
F-number f/6.3
ISO 64
Focal length 8 mm

[beetleman]

You just keep on getting better and better Nikola. Very interesting creature also. You captured them very nicely