mgbinspect Posted September 8, 2010 Report Share Posted September 8, 2010 I couldn't help but share. This praying mantis did such a good job of blending into the pine bark he was almost not detectable. Only his rythmic movement movement gave him away. Click to Enlarge 121.65 KB Click to Enlarge 124.99 KB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtblum Posted September 8, 2010 Report Share Posted September 8, 2010 See what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgbinspect Posted September 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2010 I'm used to seeing them as green as can be. It's easy to forget how well they change to match the surface they're on. The photos don't do this mantis justice. The detailed replication of the surface it was on was amazing - little speckles of black with black ridges on it's legs, all of which could turn as green as a leaf in a matter of minutes. It's remarkable that a mindless creature has the ability to do such a thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phillip Posted September 9, 2010 Report Share Posted September 9, 2010 I had two of them on the glass windows of a church I did yesturday. did not get a good close up shot. Click to Enlarge 57.33 KB Click to Enlarge 45.28 KB Click to Enlarge 23.16 KB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Meyer Posted September 9, 2010 Report Share Posted September 9, 2010 Here's another adept at camouflage. A goldenrod spider Misumena vatia I found in my garden last Sunday. It's about 3/8" in size. Click to Enlarge 39.89 KB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgbinspect Posted September 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2010 Here's another adept at camouflage. A goldenrod spider Misumena vatia I found in my garden last Sunday. It's about 3/8" in size. Click to Enlarge 39.89 KB Dining on an ant? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erby Posted September 9, 2010 Report Share Posted September 9, 2010 This fellow wasn't bothering with camouflage. I guess he was too busy eating! Click to Enlarge 41.34 KB Did you know that inspecting can be a spectator sport? Click to Enlarge 56.34 KB - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Katen Posted September 9, 2010 Report Share Posted September 9, 2010 This fellow wasn't bothering with camouflage. I guess he was too busy eating! . . . That'd be a she . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Meyer Posted September 9, 2010 Report Share Posted September 9, 2010 Here's another adept at camouflage. A goldenrod spider Misumena vatia I found in my garden last Sunday. It's about 3/8" in size. Click to Enlarge 39.89 KB Dining on an ant? Not sure what it's meal was. I didn't like the way the one in this photo was looking at me.[:-bigeyes Click to Enlarge 25.76 KB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Raymond Posted September 9, 2010 Report Share Posted September 9, 2010 This fellow wasn't bothering with camouflage. I guess he was too busy eating! . . . That'd be a she . . . The fish net stockings and heels give it away? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bain Posted September 9, 2010 Report Share Posted September 9, 2010 This fellow wasn't bothering with camouflage. I guess he was too busy eating! . . . That'd be a she . . . I've dated a few of those, but I survived. Barely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erby Posted September 9, 2010 Report Share Posted September 9, 2010 Ah Jim, I'm sorry. I've just been so busy doing other interesting things that I haven't had time to complete my online course for sexual identification of a praying mantis. My apologies and thank you for clarifying the proper sex identification! [:-monkeyd[:-monkeyd[:-monkeyd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bain Posted September 9, 2010 Report Share Posted September 9, 2010 Ah Jim, I'm sorry. I've just been so busy doing other interesting things that I haven't had time to complete my online course for sexual identification of a praying mantis. My apologies and thank you for clarifying the proper sex identification! [:-monkeyd[:-monkeyd[:-monkeyd As I said, I've been involved with a few. The females are TOTALLY into eating the males . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgbinspect Posted September 10, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2010 This fellow wasn't bothering with camouflage. I guess he was too busy eating! . . . That'd be a she . . . I've dated a few of those, but I survived. Barely. I thought it, but wasn't going to say it. Haha... True that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kogel Posted September 11, 2010 Report Share Posted September 11, 2010 This fellow wasn't bothering with camouflage. I guess he was too busy eating! . . . That'd be a she . . . I've dated a few of those, but I survived. Barely. I thought it, but wasn't going to say it. Haha... True that... I thought he meant the doe, at least I think it's a doe, but I can't see the shoes. [] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgbinspect Posted September 11, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2010 This fellow wasn't bothering with camouflage. I guess he was too busy eating! . . . That'd be a she . . . I've dated a few of those, but I survived. Barely. I thought it, but wasn't going to say it. Haha... True that... I thought he meant the doe, at least I think it's a doe, but I can't see the shoes. [] That's a pretty good bet, since bucks are all horny the majority of the year... [:-tophat] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erby Posted September 11, 2010 Report Share Posted September 11, 2010 Careful they don't rip your head off first, Bain! - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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