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Chinese Preying Mantis. She was looking for a place to lay her eggs in my yard. Photo taken on 10-2-2013 in southeast Michigan....
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Chinese Preying Mantis. She was looking for a place to lay her eggs in my yard. Photo taken on 10-2-2013 in southeast Michigan.
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Canon EOS REBEL T3i

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Aperture f/2.0 ISO 100 Shutter 1/125

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Oct, 2013

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