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Solly Mack

(90,767 posts) Sat Jun 9, 2018, 07:33 PM Jun 2018

Learning to Prey

Baby (praying) mantis. About as big as a quarter.

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Learning to Prey (Original Post) Solly Mack Jun 2018 OP

Omigod, my dear Solly Mack! CaliforniaPeggy Jun 2018 #1

He kept running from me and giving me the stink eye. Solly Mack Jun 2018 #2

So, every time he ran away..... CaliforniaPeggy Jun 2018 #3

We were both dodging the bees. :) Solly Mack Jun 2018 #4

Cute little fella! backtoblue Jun 2018 #5

Thanks. I hope he survives. Birds and lizards hang out there. Solly Mack Jun 2018 #6

Very cool shots! mnhtnbb Jun 2018 #7

I inverted the colors for fun. I like it too. Solly Mack Jun 2018 #8

That's cool! 2naSalit Jun 2018 #9

Maybe it thought your faucet a water park? :) Solly Mack Jun 2018 #10

Hard to say... 2naSalit Jun 2018 #11

These are incredible. Mira Jun 2018 #12

The little thing was still there today. A lot of bigger bugs about that would gladly eat it. Solly Mack Jun 2018 #13

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,620 posts)

1. Omigod, my dear Solly Mack!

Reply to Solly Mack (Original post)

Sat Jun 9, 2018, 07:35 PM

Jun 2018

These are incredibly good macros!

The DOF and the details and the colors and textures...........

Solly Mack

(90,767 posts)

2. He kept running from me and giving me the stink eye.

Reply to CaliforniaPeggy (Reply #1)

Sat Jun 9, 2018, 07:36 PM

Jun 2018

He's still out there, acting all tough.

Thanks!

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,620 posts)

3. So, every time he ran away.....

Reply to Solly Mack (Reply #2)

Sat Jun 9, 2018, 07:38 PM

Jun 2018

You had a new opportunity!

Super photos!

Solly Mack

(90,767 posts)

4. We were both dodging the bees. :)

Reply to CaliforniaPeggy (Reply #3)

Sat Jun 9, 2018, 07:39 PM

Jun 2018

backtoblue

(11,343 posts)

5. Cute little fella!

Reply to Solly Mack (Original post)

Sat Jun 9, 2018, 08:29 PM

Jun 2018

Great pic too!

Solly Mack

(90,767 posts)

6. Thanks. I hope he survives. Birds and lizards hang out there.

Reply to backtoblue (Reply #5)

Sat Jun 9, 2018, 08:35 PM

Jun 2018

mnhtnbb

(31,388 posts)

7. Very cool shots!

Reply to Solly Mack (Original post)

Sat Jun 9, 2018, 08:36 PM

Jun 2018

I love that last one.

I noticed a praying mantis hanging out on one of my hummingbird feeders several years ago. Used a stick to move him off when I took Snowy out for a walk and by the time we got back that little bugger was right back on the feeder!

Solly Mack

(90,767 posts)

8. I inverted the colors for fun. I like it too.

Reply to mnhtnbb (Reply #7)

Sat Jun 9, 2018, 08:37 PM

Jun 2018

Thanks.

2naSalit

(86,612 posts)

9. That's cool!

Reply to Solly Mack (Original post)

Sat Jun 9, 2018, 09:57 PM

Jun 2018

I lived in an apartment once where I would find one on my kitchen faucet every Labor Day for some reason.

Solly Mack

(90,767 posts)

10. Maybe it thought your faucet a water park? :)

Reply to 2naSalit (Reply #9)

Sun Jun 10, 2018, 12:41 AM

Jun 2018

Celebrating?

2naSalit

(86,612 posts)

11. Hard to say...

Reply to Solly Mack (Reply #10)

Sun Jun 10, 2018, 09:40 PM

Jun 2018

Mira

(22,380 posts)

12. These are incredible.

Reply to Solly Mack (Original post)

Mon Jun 11, 2018, 12:20 AM

Jun 2018

I’ve been curious about the Praying Matis and her peccadillos. Now I get to see some of it up close. I keep scrolling to find favorites, but they all are. You WOW me with those.

Edited to fix spelling

Solly Mack

(90,767 posts)

13. The little thing was still there today. A lot of bigger bugs about that would gladly eat it.

Reply to Mira (Reply #12)

Mon Jun 11, 2018, 12:33 AM

Jun 2018

The rain nearly destroyed my bee balm and the mantis is hanging out there. So I talk to it while repairing the damage.

Thanks, Mira.

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