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11-09-08 DV-04 FEMALE ORCHARD - Version 8 copy

11-09-08 DV-04 FEMALE ORCHARD - Version 8 copy

I PHOTOGRAPHED THIS LIVE FEMALE ORCHID MANTIS IN MY PHOTO STUDIO USING A 140 MACRO LENS AND TWO #2 EXTENSION TUBES AGAINST A DARK BACKGROUND BRINGING ALL THE BE...
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I PHOTOGRAPHED THIS LIVE FEMALE ORCHID MANTIS IN MY PHOTO STUDIO USING A 140 MACRO LENS AND TWO #2 EXTENSION TUBES AGAINST A DARK BACKGROUND BRINGING ALL THE BEAUTY SHE HAS TO OFFER. SHE IS FULLY GROWN ABOUT 31-2" TALL. IN MY OPINION THIS MANTIS IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL IN THE MANTIS SPECIES.
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I'll say it...I find this picture strangely sexy....we were all thinking it...this mantis is so provocative...where is the adult content warning!

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THIS IS THE ORCHID MALE MANTIS I PHOTOGRAPHED IN MY PHOTO STUDIO IN FRONT OF A REDISH PINK ROSE USING A 140 MACRO LENS AND 2 #2 EXTENSION TUBES CAPTUR

This is a closeup macro I photographed of the Chinese Praying Mantis in my photo studio using a 140 macro lens and 2 extension tubes filling up the en

INSIDE THE MOUTH OF AN ORCHID FLOWER

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