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07 August 2011 Sam Rua

Hunter and Hunted

Tucson, AZ

A Preying Mantis about to pounce on a Flame Skimmer. It did make a grab but
the dragonfly was a bit too fast to make for what would have been a huge meal.
It really is amazing that most predatory insects have no problem hunting for prey
that is much larger and stronger than themselves. This illustrates a good example.

I was actually trying to shoot the DF and only noticed the preying mantis during the shooting.

Canon EOS 7D ,Canon EF 300mm f/4L IS USM ,1.4x TCIII
hand held, cropped for comp full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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henkverbiesen12-Oct-2014 10:10
Excellent image
carlogalliani12-Nov-2013 14:07
Beautiful image !
Wei O'Connell15-Oct-2011 03:19
The mantis looks like a branch there. Beautiful shot. v
Bryan Murahashi06-Sep-2011 04:07
An excellent capture of the well camouflaged Preying Mantis. V
Guest 06-Sep-2011 00:39
Great find and capture Sam.
Peter Stahl05-Sep-2011 21:59
Amazing find and a cool capture! :-)
Liz Bickel13-Aug-2011 02:33
Fantastic capture. The colors grabbed me. Super composition and details. Love how the preying mantas on the left is so well camoublaged while obviously sneaking up on the colorful beauty.
Lloyd & Sandy Spitalnik09-Aug-2011 22:34
Excellent capture!!
azttttommy09-Aug-2011 18:56
Hard to sya who would have eaten who!
Hernan E. Enriquez09-Aug-2011 09:51
Superb!
Bryan Murahashi09-Aug-2011 04:58
Fabulous capture of this well camouflaged predator and of the dragonfly. GMV.
Guest 09-Aug-2011 03:02
Great! V.
Jay Levin09-Aug-2011 01:32
Great subject with excellent detail, Sam.
lou_rozensteins08-Aug-2011 22:31
The details are great! The mantis is well camouflaged, whereas that dragonfly seems to be advertising itself. Great shot!
Simon Chandler08-Aug-2011 21:54
Beautiful capture. Unique and captivating composition. v
Ghislaine et Réal Boulet08-Aug-2011 20:57
Superb picture and compo.
Linda Willets08-Aug-2011 19:09
Outstanding capture.v
Tomasz Dziubinski - Photography08-Aug-2011 19:08
Stunning shot, Vote !
Jim Coffman08-Aug-2011 19:06
Great capture of this dragonfly all decked out in red!
Guest 08-Aug-2011 17:52
What a great shot! I didn't notice the mantis until I read your commentary. Talk about effective camo! The situation, color and detail in this shot are all fabulous. V.
Guest 08-Aug-2011 17:43
Wow!
Jess. ( Lady.D.)08-Aug-2011 17:33
Gorgeous light and colour, lovely shot Sam...
Guest 08-Aug-2011 16:25
Wow, what a opportunity, I did not see the mantis at first, excellent shot.
Tom Munson08-Aug-2011 14:16
This is a cover shot, Sam! Great find and image.
Tom LeRoy08-Aug-2011 11:38
It reminds me of a cowboy shootout scene! Man, that's fantastic shot! V
Petros Labrakos08-Aug-2011 09:46
great Macro V!
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