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Praying Mantis

Praying Mantis

camera

Canon EOS 600D

settings

settings

Aperture f/14.0 ISO 200 Shutter 1/20

upload_date

upload_date

Mar, 2013

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love the angle on this... great composition

WOW... this could be the perfect inspiration for some future alien movie... :-) Amazing macro work

good shot, congratulations

Great macro!

Brilliant compo :)

PRO

Great capture! Love this!

Great

PRO+

So did it eat you? I like them when their a bit smaller. they can be nasty.

Haha, I liked kensilagy's comment lol! What a brilliant capture this is.

Congrats!

Ultimate

Congratulations. Terrific shot.

congrats. Amazing shot

You were eyeball to eyeball here...I can tell lol VOTED ...GREAT SHOT...
KATHLEEN

I love this creepy fellow. Beautifully done!

Absolutely incredible macro!!!!!

how defined the features, creepy and I like it.

so perfect.

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