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A Praying Mantis caught in the act of ambushing a spider. This praying mantis is only 3 inches(7.5cm) long and not yet full grown. Other than birds and lizards, the mantis does not have much in the way of enemies..If you have a spider problem, they are a great manager of them.. A little more about them A praying mantis, or praying mantid, is the common colloquial name for an insect of the order Mantodea. Often mistakenly spelled preying mantis (a tempting mistake, as they are notoriously predatory) they are in fact named for the typical "prayer-like" stance. The word mantis derives from the Greek word Mantes for prophet or fortune teller
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Paul Traudt 28 Sep 2007
excellentCharlotte Ottilo 08 Sep 2006
OY!... Excellent clear capture ..but ucky..Christine brand 06 Sep 2006
OOOMY THE GRIM REALITIES OF LIFE...Deborah Martin 06 Sep 2006
Great close up and info!!!!debbie collier 01 Sep 2006
Wow this is awesome!!Leo Da 29 Aug 2006
Fantastic Photo, Gary!george query 28 Aug 2006
Nice photo!Kelly Bartlett 26 Aug 2006
Fantastic capture, Gary. :)joan warburton 26 Aug 2006
Incredible capture, Gary!thea walstra 25 Aug 2006
A splendid photograpg Garyepsylon lyrae 25 Aug 2006
Great picture very very well done!! Some years I get these creatures on my cacti ad end summer and autumn ....Reba McDonald 25 Aug 2006
A great shot Gary.Joke Schotting 25 Aug 2006
Great photograph,Gary!!!Sandra Beraha 25 Aug 2006
Thank you Gary, I love to learn, you teach us! Beautiful photo!Nikolay Pavlushko 25 Aug 2006
Beautiful work.. Well done.RQ Trietsch 25 Aug 2006
One of my favorite bugs, next to dragonflies. I wonder how they'd do with my blackwidow problem..anyway, awesome catch.Loredana 25 Aug 2006
FANTASTIC GARYEmily Reed 25 Aug 2006
Great photo! Great capture! Just fantastic, Gary!cynthia berridge 25 Aug 2006
stunning photographNelly van Nieuwenhuijzen 25 Aug 2006
what a MARVELLOUS DETAILED WORK!! love the differences in sharpness, this is giving great depth. BEAUTIFUL composition too!!