Garden monster

[IanP]

Not only the warmer weather but also longer daylight have made the insects life more active, so meet the 40mm garden monster: Mantodea aka Mantis (Sphodromantis viridis (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphodromantis_viridis)).
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[dutch2]

Nice one. I like how the forelimbs are almost translucent.

[jjjnettie]

:) They are beautiful creatures aren't they. :)

[IanP]

Yes they are.
They also stimulate imagination -
Do you remember a 1957 fiction film produced by William Alland “The Deadly Mantis”?