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PRAYING MANTIS

PRAYING MANTIS

I saw something fly by and I thought it was a grasshopper and was pleasantly surprised to find this beautiful praying mantis enjoying a field of wildflowers....
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I saw something fly by and I thought it was a grasshopper and was pleasantly surprised to find this beautiful praying mantis enjoying a field of wildflowers.
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camera

NIKON D5200

settings

settings

Aperture 45/10 ISO 800 Shutter 1/800 Focal Length 1500/10

upload_date

upload_date

Sep, 2016

Views

167

Likes

+8

Awards

Peer Award

Magnificent Capture

Top Choice

Categories

Submitted to Photo Contests

Macro Masterpieces

Tags

#insect #nature

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