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23-FEB-2008 Peter Hollinger

Mantis Baby

Massachusetts

Our mantis finally died, but her eggs started hatching today.
This guy is on the tip of my little finger. Some photos of Mommy:

Canon EOS 20D ,Sigma 150mm f/2.8 APO EX DG Macro HSM
1/250s f/18.0 at 150.0mm iso100 hide exif
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Date/Time23-Feb-2008 13:48:50
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 20D
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length150 mm
Exposure Time1/250 sec
Aperturef/18
ISO Equivalent100
Exposure Bias
White Balance
Metering Modeaverage (1)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programprogram (1)
Focus Distance

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Guest 01-Apr-2008 13:03
Are you going to follow them all the way through to adulthood? 25 years ago I kept some mantids for several generations.... it was very interesting but quite hard work to keep them feed until I resorted to breeding blow flies.... much to the disapproval of nearly everyone who ventured into my room.
Peter Stubley24-Feb-2008 02:47
Great macro, very nicely composed and lit.