MontyRPennington

Mantis Grooming

Mantis Grooming

This is one of several images I tool over an hour yesterday evening watching this Mantis who visited my yard.

This is one of several images I tool over an hour yesterday evening watching this Mantis who visited my yard.
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OLYMPUS E-5

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Aperture f/5.6 ISO 400 Shutter 1/60 Focal Length 101/1

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Sep, 2018

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