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Praying Mantis in my garden...

...the key to its success is the ability to blend in with their surroundings so that they are essentially invisible. Remaining perfectly still for hours at a time, they hunt by ambush. They wait until something ventures too close and then lash out with lightning speed. It is firmly grasped with its powerful forelegs that are heavily spiked whereupon it will be mercilessly eaten alive.

My Garden 2014

Taken on: August 19, 2014

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Stagmomantis californica

Stagmomantis

Praying

insect

hunter

predator

female

garden

macro

Leica

Leica M240

M240

orchid dude

flower

sunflower

sunflowers

Helianthus

Helianthus annus

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Sets appears in: • Sunflowers in my Garden • My Garden 2014 more » • Mantis « less

Groups appears in: • Leica • Bugs more » • Insect Macro Photography • Insect Photography • Leica M Users • Insects and Spiders • Mantis Gallery • Leica M photography • Living Jewels of Nature • Precious Living Jewels of Nature • Leica M (Typ 240) / M-P / M (Typ 262) / M-D / M-E (Typ 240) « less

Camera: Leica Camera AG LEICA M (Typ 240), f/11.0, 1/180 sec, 75mm, ISO 320 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Leica Camera AG LEICA M (Typ 240)
Lens:	Apo-Summicron-M 1:2/75 ASPH .
Aperture:	f/11.0
Exposure Time:	0.006 sec (1/180)
Focal Length:	75mm
ISO:	320
Exposure Bias:	-0.332 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Center-weighted average
White Balance:	Auto
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4.4 (Windows)
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