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16-OCT-2006

Empusa-jeune-15-10-06 14.JPG

We discovered this tiny Empusa on our cactuses by luck as they are so small and thin that they can hardly be noticed, about 2/3 centimeters. Its a type of Mantis and stays active all winter long.

Nikon D200
1/500s f/11.0 at 105.0mm iso200 full exif

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Thijs van den Burg		05-Jan-2014 09:55
Superb image!! Best regards, Thijs

Jonas Rosquist		19-Feb-2013 18:20
Great shot!

pstone		05-Apr-2008 13:10
Never seen one of these before, excellent.

John Dicus		18-Dec-2007 20:03
They always look like little aliens to me. Great snap!

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