"Hi there!"
This was a very agreeable medium size praying mantis, one of my very favorite bugs. The sun was setting so the light was difficult and I kept asking it to move from flower to flower, hoping to squeeze out a little direct sun. I'd take the blossom it was on and touch it to the one I wanted it to move to. No border collie needed :-).
This big guy was who originally caught my eye as I walked past the dye garden last night. Biggest grasshopper I've ever seen! And, and this just seems so weird that I didn't know this, I could see him breathing and it struck me as really odd...as I guess I didn't realize bugs breathed. You know, like in and out where you could see it. Had to look it up and sure enough...
He was pretty agreeable too. I didn't ask him to move around, but he let me work and work to get the focus right on this so his face was sharp and clear. He's hanging on to a fennel branch and I love how the foliage looks completely foreign.
"G'night crazy bug lady."
Everybody take care of each other.
13 comments:
fabulous photos!!!!! (never saw a grasshopper breathe, either!?!)
Stunning captures !!! Nothing like looking up with knees bent. Amen.
Beautiful images- I'm a sucker for the Mantis...so pretty with the pink Dahlia :)
I love Praying mantis....they sure keep bugs away and are such gentle bugs themselves!
Looking at the Praying Mantis makes me understand where the saying " bug eyed" comes from.
I've never seen a Praying Mantis here - miss those little buggers. And I've never seen a bug breathe. I'll be watching now!
I love the bug pictures. The Praying Mantis is one of my favorite insects too.
love, love, love these pics. vibrant colors too! Did you get a new camera?
Super shots! Hard to pic a fave, but I think it's the one where the mantis's head is perfectly focused under the dahlia.........
Love that first one, too, with every joint in that upper antenna visible!
Nice work! :-)
No dahlias in my garden... need to plant some next spring... yours look always beautiful. Plenty of praying mantisses, stick bugs and grasshoppers, though:-)
And a ton of the Italian bronze and regular wild fennel.
Your last photo is really nice, Sara. We had several dragon flies and I could never catch them. Next year :-)
Great bug shots! The Praying Mantis is wonderful on that Dahlia! :)
I haven't seen a praying mantis this year but I did see a stick bug and I loved his visit in our yard! Beautiful images.
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