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    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 )

    Thank you for sharing!

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    Re: Praying Mantis grooming itself.

    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
    Last edited by rlditmars; 10-07-2012 at 03:19 PM.

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    It's so cute. Great pictures Deb!


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

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    Awesome shots! Thanks for sharing!

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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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    Re: Praying Mantis grooming itself.

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