Praying Mantis grooming itself.

Everytime I see one of those guys it's the perfect excuse for me to grab my camera.

Here are a few shots of a praying mantis grooming itself, enjoy!

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Great pictures, thanks for sharing!

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Very cool! I keep telling myself I need to get a few of these, it's like having fascinating house plants. And people aren't terrified of them (I use the houseplant comparison with my tarantulas and my arachnophobe father disagrees :P )

Thank you for sharing!

Really cool pics. I have never seen that color phase. I've always only seen the green ones or the light brown ones. Thanks for sharing

It's so cute. :P Great pictures Deb! :D

Very cool there eyes always make me feel like they just go caught doing something and are wondering if you noticed.

Thats pretty cool, I had a orchid mantis for a little bit, but she died because of a failed shed, the second one we got that we gave to my wifes sister is about 8 months old now, and she is huge, maybe 3 inches or more in length and all white and brown, ill see if I can find some pics.

Awesome shots! Thanks for sharing! :gj:

It's little expression is ridiculous! Awesome pics, thanks for sharing. It's abdomen looks huge.. is it just plump or expecting...? I don't really know anything about PMs.

Great shots thanks so much for sharing I love Mantids but dont see them oftem where I live

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It's little expression is ridiculous! Awesome pics, thanks for sharing. It's abdomen looks huge.. is it just plump or expecting...? I don't really know anything about PMs.

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I have no idea, I found it on my front porch took it in for a photo session and then release it back, I know very little about them, but I know they make great models for any photoshoot :D

One of the few bugs I actually like! Awesome shots!!

I like mantid stuff A LOT. Thanks for sharing these : )