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Praying Mantis Devouring Its Prey

Praying Mantis Devouring Its Prey

One of the realizations of managing and sustaining a pollinator garden and sanctuary is that it attracts predators that prey on all insects, including those mos...
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One of the realizations of managing and sustaining a pollinator garden and sanctuary is that it attracts predators that prey on all insects, including those most treasured. I took a series of images before these two tell-all pictures were taken. The predator was too far away for me to move it along before it captured its prey. But should I have moved it along, if I could have reached it? What you you have done?
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Canon EOS Rebel T6s

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settings

Aperture f/5.6 ISO 500 Shutter 1/250 Focal Length 250/1

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Montgomery Village, Maryland, US

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Dec, 2021

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