Thanks, Darren! Yes, the Mantis did seem to have a personality. I suspect that he landed on the table because of the flower pattern of the table cloth, but it didn't seem to confuse him to much. He moved rather slowly and deliberately, until I place the tiny ant next to him. He grabbed that morsel up pretty quickly.
Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Jul 14, 2015 at 9:45 AM, Darren Addy <pixelsmi...@gmail.com> wrote: > Neat set Dan! That is quite a treat (for you and for the mantis, it looks > like). > This one is my fav: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18052847 > It almost shows personality. I love Praying Mantis but am quite glad that > these > creatures aren't 10 times larger than they are. > > On Sun, Jul 12, 2015 at 12:05 AM, Daniel J. Matyola > <danmaty...@gmail.com> wrote: >> I was working in the yard today, while my wife was at the pool >> listening to a podcast. She called to me said I should bring my >> camera to the pool. >> >> She had placed a flowery table cloth on one of the picnic tables on >> the pool patio, and a small Praying Mantis had flown on to one of the >> flowers. >> >> Since we had recently attended a big screen version of The Princess >> Bride at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (hosted by Cary Elwes), >> the little fellow immediately brought to my mind The Impressive >> Clergyman, as portrayed by Peter Cook. <G> >> >> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18052828 >> >> I took this image with my car key to illustrate how tiny the mantis really >> is: >> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18052835 >> >> We found a tiny ant, and fed it to the mantis: >> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18052856 >> >> He enjoyed his lunch at the pool: >> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18052849&size=lg >> >> The whole gallery is here: >> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18052849&size=lg >> >> K-5 II S, FA 100 mm F2.8 MACRO >> Comments are invited and appreciated. >> >> Dan Matyola >> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > > -- > Life is too short to put up with bad bokeh. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
