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Praying Mantis poses on my terrace in Italy.

Praying Mantis poses on my terrace in Italy.
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cameraCanon EOS 5D Mark II

settings Aperture f/8.0 ISO 200 Shutter 1/500 

upload_dateJun, 2013

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19 Comments |
Awhite80
 
Awhite80 June 30, 2013
great shot :)
CoopPix
 
CoopPix June 30, 2013
Surreal. Wow.
willyd
 
willyd June 30, 2013
Wow that is a fantastic shot
olivierlw
 
olivierlw July 14, 2013
Good job. Altough i wonder why you choose not to include the top of thé creature..
JDLifeshots
 
JDLifeshots July 14, 2013
Great shot!
Norcal2
 
Norcal2 September 28, 2013
Love this shot.
tra rader
 
tra rader October 03, 2013
very cool!
santafake
 
santafake February 18, 2014
Great shot--looks like something from Alien
travelnut
 
travelnut February 24, 2014
wow! so that's what they look like up close! Very cool.
MaryAnne306 PRO+
 
MaryAnne306 June 13, 2015
Marvelous capture and fantastic composition. Definitely an alien creature sharing the planet with us.
BTay01
 
BTay01 August 01, 2015
Great shot
BillW Platinum
 
BillW September 28, 2015
This image awakens the imagination. Nature keeps getting curiouser and curiouser. Thanks for the jolt. Amazing capture!!!
sandrashowalter
 
sandrashowalter September 29, 2015
This is just awesome.
nandicmb
 
nandicmb October 25, 2015
Congratulations on your Contest Finalist win in Tiny Things Photo Contest!
michaelbrown_5132
 
michaelbrown_5132 March 15, 2016
Wow!
michaelbrown_5132
 
michaelbrown_5132 March 15, 2016
Wow!
catherinethompson PRO+
 
catherinethompson November 04, 2016
Superb - what an amazing creature and photo. Congratulations.
jimfbauty
 
jimfbauty November 08, 2016
Very nice. The colour and antenna really attracted me to this picture. Even the background colour compliments this bug.
RamonZabala PRO+
 
RamonZabala January 17, 2019
Just amazing

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