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Eyeing Dinner

Eyeing Dinner

Female pray mantis eyeing up the male who just flew onto the rose in front. Manawatu Autumn Garden, New Zealand

Female pray mantis eyeing up the male who just flew onto the rose in front. Manawatu Autumn Garden, New Zealand
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Canon PowerShot SX530 HS

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Aperture f/6.5 ISO 800 Shutter 1/100 Focal Length 215000/1000

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May, 2017

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82

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+12

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The male on the right is about to become the main course for dinner. Not a common sight. Great Composition.

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Thanks so much. He actually picked up that message too and flew off before she could eat him.

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