First Ghost Mantids out of the ootheca

GSA8

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WOW! Fantasic macro-shots! P paradoxa has always been my favorite mantid!
 
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njnolan1 said:
Beautiful. I want your camera! nice!
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Thank you njnolan! I'm between cameras right now actually, squeezing what I can out of an old D40. ;)
Probably more important than the camera though is the lens, these below were shot through a Nikkor 105mm macro.


GSA8 said:
WOW! Fantasic macro-shots! P paradoxa has always been my favorite mantid!
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Thanks a lot! Yeah, they're super-cool ... and I just received another 3 ooths! :D


oldmanofthesea said:
AWESOME photos!!!! Thanx for the post. ron
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Thank you ron, I definitely appreciate it!


aaarg said:
Adorable! I, too, want your camera!
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Thanks aaarg! :biggrin:






When I get the new eye I'll work on getting some nice high-X focus stacks of the nymphs ... but I'm pretty happy with these too considering the relatively low resolution. :)

Phyllocrania paradoxa, Ghost Mantis nymphs, L1, ~4mm















 
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Amazing what a molt to second instar can do. Still under half an inch but looking now like a true Ghost instead of black ants. :)





Phyllocrania paradoxa, Ghost mantis, L2 0.4-inch
























Thanks for looking!
 
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Kragun

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Wow they are stunning. i never knew one like this was real. this is why i like this place. so many wonders!!!
 
The Spider Faery

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The look like aliens. And they're bi-pedal pretty much. I bet on some far away planet in another galaxy, mantids are the size of humans and the dominant species. {D
 
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