The past few days have been overcast and either rainy or misty, so photo opportunities were a little limited, but the azaleas are in full bloom so they’re providing much better settings for the mantis images now. I remain unsure how old the mantises were when I found them – I’m guessing at least [...]
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May 3rd, 2013 | Tags: Hentzia mitrata, jumping spider, praying mantis, Tenodera aridifolia sinensis, water droplet photography | Category: Nature, Photography |
 Leave a commentRight alongside our front walk sits a cluster of flowers that I planted from seed to assist with hummingbird photography – I’d rather have shots at natural-looking flowers than feeders. Unable to find either plants or seed for varieties I knew were hummingbird attractors, I grabbed a bag of “bird and butterfly mix,” which [...] August 25th, 2011 | Tags: camouflage, eye color, hunting behavior, Jagged ambush bug, Phymata, praying mantis, Synchlora aerata, wavy-lined emerald moth | Category: Nature, Photography, Science & Evolution |
 2 comments - (Comments are closed)Phil Plait over at Bad Astronomy, in recognition of Caturday, posted a photo of one of his icks, so I had to throw up (heh!) this recent photo that I took. I’ve never had an issue with mantises, and can usually handle them without too much difficulty. This one stopped for a quick brush-up [...] September 11th, 2010 | Tags: compound eyes, praying mantis, preying mantis | Category: Humor, Nature, Photography |
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