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Ghost Mantis
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Decided to take a reference shot of one of my first baby mantids from my captive breading project.
Had to wait a little longer than i wanted to get this shot, as they run about like mad little ants on speed.
Got about 90 of these little monsters in a converted fish tank atm.
1 Week old (Phyllocrania paradoxa) (Ghost Mantis (8-10mm long) on top of a miniture rose bud.
Shot in manual mode/focus at iso100, f13, 250th, sb24 of cam at 1/16th.
Camera Nikon D300 / Lens Sigma 150mm
Processing sharpening and resize for web.
Congratulations on your new arrival, so cute and great shot, its a
while since you have put any up of these little beauties!Really like this shot, unusual and striking. Particularly like the way you’ve captured it against a black background, which makes it stand out, and the contrast in colour between the flower and the mantis.
Mark.
Excellent shot and does stand out with the contrast of the rose against the black
would be good to see your tank setup with all the lil ones running about
DeeDee I had tried a few shots of the tank but they are that small atm they look like little black dots..lol.
Thanks for the comments.
Will post a 1-1 pic of the mother and merge a 1-1 pic of a baby over the next few days for comparison.
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