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Praying mantis

Praying mantis

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iPhone10,6

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Aperture f/1.8 ISO 20 Shutter 1/3690 Focal Length 4/1

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Jul, 2018

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317

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Nice image... but hate this species of Mantis as this is one that EATS hummingbirds! Not sure where this was taken, but if in the US, it is indeed an alien!

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Difficult to capture.....well done great image!!

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Hood and davidlipsy thanks for your observations. This was taken in my yard in Southern California and was killed by a feral cat soon after I took the pics.

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