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Praying Mantis
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Hello Friends,
Today i am posting a shot of a mantis. I like the pattern on the mantis body. Not seen much around Bangalore. I found this in Hebbal Lake one afternoon.
Here are few details about mantis, hope it's useful.
Scientific classification:
Domain: Eukarya
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Subclass: Pterygota
Infraclass: Neoptera
Superorder: Dictyoptera
Order: Mantodea
Praying Mantises are exclusively predatory and their diet usually consists of living insects; larger species have been known to prey on small lizards, frogs, birds, snakes, and even rodents.They also eat other praying mantis. Most mantises are ambush predators, waiting for prey to stray too near. The mantis then lashes out at remarkable speed.
Mantises are masters of camouflage and most species make use of protective coloration to blend in with the foliage or substrate, both to avoid predators themselves, and to better snare their victims.
Thanks for visiting and your comments.
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- Juliet
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(13658) - [2009-05-01 4:18]
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Hi Pearl,
Wow- this macro is fantastic. Nicely done- good colors/excellent details. Perfect sharpness. TFS Julie
Ciao Pearl, great capture of beautiful Mantys in nice prayng pose, fine details, wonderful colors and excellent sharpness, I like a lot, very well done, ciao Silvio
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