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Posing Mantis

Posing Mantis

Don't be fooled, she's not really posing, she's expecting.. waiting for the dead strike.. well, I'm kind of a big shot for her, but nevertheless, dangerous....
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Don't be fooled, she's not really posing, she's expecting.. waiting for the dead strike.. well, I'm kind of a big shot for her, but nevertheless, dangerous.
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Canon EOS 6D

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Aperture f/5.0 ISO 400 Shutter 1/80

upload_date

upload_date

Mar, 2014

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170

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