Praying Mantis in our purple fountain grass.

[J.Duffy]

This guy is a lot larger than the one we found last year.

• ILCE-7RM3
• FE 90mm F2.8 Macro G OSS
• 90.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/250 sec
• ISO 100

• ILCE-7RM3
• FE 90mm F2.8 Macro G OSS
• 90.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/250 sec
• ISO 160

 

[Uncle Kevriano]

He's awesome!

 

[Jeff A]

This guy is a lot larger than the one we found last year.


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Does this guy pay taxes?

 

[J.Duffy]

Does this guy pay taxes?

He probably should, but I'll let him live tax free, just for the fact that I love finding them by our porch.

 

[J.Duffy]

He's awesome!

Last year we had a smaller one living in the grass. This guy is crazy large.

 

[Boojum]

You are braver than I. I find them too scary to be picking up. I only see pictures of them. I have not seen one in years.

 

[Uncle Kevriano]

Last year we had a smaller one living in the grass. This guy is crazy large.

I love all creatures like this. Nice shots btw,. I'll be getting the Macro on some of our smaller critters when it arrives. Sadly we don't get Mantis, though my cats would probably kill them.

 

[FowlersFreeTime]

wow, nice shots! I share Boojum's sentiments, I wouldn't be picking up that critter!

 

[Uncle Kevriano]

Bunch of wooses

 

[FowlersFreeTime]

Bunch of wooses

Guilty as charged your honor!

 

[J.Duffy]

I grew up handling them......They are pretty docile towards humans.

 

[gundamrx91]

This guy is a lot larger than the one we found last year.


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Incredible. Good portrait!!

 

[mapleleaf56]

Wow that’s a great shot of a super cool guy…

 

[Boojum]

I grew up handling them......They are pretty docile towards humans.

Good thing, too, or you would'a been et up when you were just a tad.