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Submitted: October 3, 2007
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Make:Canon
Model:Canon PowerShot G6
Shutter Speed:1/202 second
Aperture:F/3.2
Focal Length:18 mm
Date Taken:Oct 3, 2007, 1:53:13 PM

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'Yes, dear?'by `WaitingForTheWorms

Photography / Animals, Plants & Nature / Invertebrates

Yay! Finally.

I found the Mantis.

And to tell you the truth it scared the hell out of me at first.

I was stalking Monarch butterfly - surprised that it's still around at this time of year - hoping to get a shot of it sitting on Goldenrod. I kept my eye on it while slowly walking in its wake when suddenly something long and skinny flew past my face and landed on the ground few feet away.

I thought it was a giant grasshopper so I went to check it out.

To my delight it was a Chinese Mantis.

I would be a fool to let this kind of opportunity to escape, even for the most beautiful butterfly, so I aimed my camera at the critter and started shooting.

After two or three shots the darn Mantis turned its head in my direction, looked me in the eye, and...

No, it didn't say "Yes, dear?" but it looked like it could.

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~icespirit55 May 11, 2013

great capture!, but instead of "yes dear" perhaps "you're next" . . .

*quaddie Mar 27, 2010

They always look like they are convinced that you are edible...if only they were bigger.

~crimsonpenguin Mar 15, 2010

Nicely done! I saw one once too - but only once.

`WaitingForTheWorms Mar 15, 2010

Thank you.

I usually manage to see one a year. They are not easy to find.

~crimsonpenguin Mar 15, 2010

Well that's pretty good! I just haven't been going outside enough I guess. Must get out and take more photos... It's all snowy still though; that's my excuse for now.