Monday 5 May 2014

Preying Mantis

I found this preying mantis laying eggs on a brick fence just outside our house.



You can find more macro shots at Macro Monday 2 and I Heart Macro.  SM

24 comments:

  1. how neat! have never seen them laying eggs before.

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  2. It will be a while before I see this first of these emerge here.

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  3. We have praying mantis here too but I wouldn't recognize the egg sack. Neat photo.

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  4. That's pretty cool. Nice shots!

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  5. What a cool capture indeed, Stewart!! You do manage to get some wonderful, different shots! Thanks for sharing! Have a great new week!

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  6. Hello Michael - lovely pictures - what beautiful colours - looks a little like our grasshoppers - have a good weekend - Jane UK

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  7. Wow - what a cool discovery! Nice photos.

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  8. Oh, I am certainly glad I stopped by today. This post is awesome Stewart.

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  9. So cool - we don't have those here in Finland. :)

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  10. Not only are they great photos but what keen eyes you must have to have spotted it in the first place.

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  11. what an exciting find you've been able to document. you'll have to watch that spot for the birth so you can document it as well. wonderful images... have a great day~

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  12. They are cool insects, great sighting and capture! Have a happy week!

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  13. Wow, Stewart how cool! What a find, you have a keen eye indeed.
    I love insects and in our former garden used to find these alien-looking fellows and try to photograph their faces :D)

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  14. Very interesting she said hiding behind a large shrub. MB

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  15. You are right - those trains are from IKEA. ;)

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  16. Beautiful shots Stewart.
    Have a great week.
    Greetings Irma

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  17. I've always found the Praying Mantis to be among the most fascinating creatures on the planet. Great captures Stewart.

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  18. How interesting. Great timing that you got photos of it.

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  19. Perfect timing. I've only seen one of these (not laying eggs) once or twice in my life -- they are amazing creatures.

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  20. What a great discovery! I do hope you will let us know if they hatch!

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  21. Is she laying an eggsack? Or am I way off here.:-) Nice shots. Good to see you again Stewart. I had a rough year last year Stewart, and got away from blogging a lot at times. This year...new camera and better focus! (pun not intended :-) ) I'm sorry if I ignored you and so many others.

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  22. I've never seen that before. When I see one of these, they way they turn their head towards you makes it look like they are thinking.

    I'm not thrilled about them since I found out that they kill and eat humming birds....

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  23. She looks big... I have only seen a couple in my garden in 20 years. My DIL has an egg case in a jar, they are supposed to hatch out sometime. I guess they eat a lot of bad bugs, but do they also eat bees?

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  24. Wonderful Stewart… I haven't seen a praying mantis in a very long time. Thanks for sharing the love up-close with I Heart Macro… week 52 opens tonight:-)

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