Return of the brown Praying Mantis

[MacroLuv]

This is same mantis, as posted at old forum, that won AA award, but another photo.



Camera model Olympus SP-320
Date/time 23.06.2006/18:55:36
Exposure time 1/250 s
F-number f/5.6
ISO 64
Focal length 8 mm

So, this is about the fourth species of Praying Mantis that lives around your hunting ground, right Nikola . This is totally not fair. I have not seen one in a few years to tell you the truth. Yours are much more well dressed than our green & brown ones

Actually, so far I found five (kind/color/species?) of Praying Mantis. Elongated dry-grass yellow (1), brown (2), khaki (3), green (4) and gray (5). But I'm doubting if 2 to 5 are of the same species but different ground color adaptation.

[beetleman]

Boy, that nice clear blue background is beautiful Nikola. very sharp focus also. You can see the spiracles along the side of the abdomen Looks like he is made of rich soft leather

[MacroLuv]

Boy, that nice clear blue background is beautiful Nikola. very sharp focus also. You can see the spiracles along the side of the abdomen Looks like he is made of rich soft leather

Yep. Looks like you can make a nice moccasins from it.