Sphodromantis gastrica aka Giant Green Mantis

Actually I must say these bugs have never fascinated me. Simple for the fact they are big, and they look kinda scary! This one has landed in my aunt's leg, and she very scared throw it away to the land. I saw it and took these pics before it flies away again.

Nice Pics Man ;) Pedar · 2009-09-16: 09:43

I think Mantis are pretty cool. Nice pictures. dontblink · 2009-09-16: 09:44

Like an alien... :-) wfrnk · 2009-09-16: 09:49

:) openbelarus · 2009-09-16: 10:20

These are great Ricky !! ????? · 2009-09-16: 10:27

Excellent find, Ricky! smbunation · 2009-09-16: 10:30

She (it's a female, isn't it) looks so mean you gotta love it! I wouldn't want to touch it however ;) okami · 2009-09-16: 10:31

very nice macro set!!! ????? · 2009-09-16: 10:49

it is amazing how much it matches the leaves and background urmysunshine · 2009-09-16: 10:58

Grrrrrrrrr!!! I'm so GREEN and YELLOW and PURPLE with ENVY!! XD XD I love this bugs!! This post is wonderful!! Was it in your garden??? ????? · 2009-09-16: 11:04

awesome shots!!.......they do look like aliens!! jennye · 2009-09-16: 11:34

oh wiat i am bug. no i am a plant . ok i give up i dont know what i am :D onlymehdi · 2009-09-16: 12:38

good shots #5 aliniazi · 2009-09-16: 12:54

very nice looking small animals! very. gonia · 2009-09-16: 13:11

They do look interesting, but I think I would react in the same way as your aunt!! Thanks for sharing. ????? · 2009-09-16: 13:39

Wow! Great set and work. Thanks for sharing:) boszorka65 · 2009-09-16: 15:37

amazing.... soubhagya · 2009-09-16: 15:50

¡Es increible! ¡Enorme! Excelente post Ricky LysMandala · 2009-09-16: 16:57

Une belle mante bien pleine qui va bientot pondre veronelle · 2009-09-16: 17:10

Yes - it looks scary! daisydavinci · 2009-09-16: 17:21

amazing set !! well done, finbarr · 2009-09-16: 17:33

OMG those are my FAVORITE.. they are soo creepy looking.. one time I bought two egg sacks full of them 200 in each egg or something close to that number.. and I left them in my room thinking it still had time to hatch and they all hatched while i was gone and I had them ALLLL over my room and my bed and clothes.. HUNDREDS it was soo gross and I had to pick up each individual one and put them in a plastic cage! mverellen · 2009-09-16: 17:46

Very cool capture...I don't see these too often you captured it so well :)) lynnsgallery2 · 2009-09-16: 19:15

Cripes that is one big leafy critter you've got yourslef there Ricky. Top find :-) Jarvo · 2009-09-16: 19:35

i've been wanting to take pictures of the Praying mantis but no luck at all. i think they're disappearing or i did not look hard enough. pickledherring · 2009-09-16: 21:48

it looks really big! hehe great captures ;) ironswallow · 2009-09-16: 22:22

Well, I don't blame your aunt....I wouldn't want one to land on me either! I guess it was okay if it flew away after it landed. These are great shots of a very interesting insect, Ricky! lookagain · 2009-09-16: 22:36

Hey this is good.....I like the last one! Yeggi · 2009-09-16: 23:59

Looks like a sculpture. Great series. Love the triagular head with bulging eyes noptek · 2009-09-17: 02:16

Well caught! jet28 · 2009-09-17: 03:08

Bravo, nice shot Georges --------------------- http://geowi.skynetblogs.be Le Photoneur · 2009-09-17: 04:34

WoW ! Great captures! principe · 2009-09-17: 07:37

Looks huge... excellent photos! The mantis around here are very small. earnest · 2009-09-17: 07:53

:) nice shots in that green colour miltonjacob · 2009-09-17: 08:18

Quelle impressionnante bestiole.... Lydie et Roland · 2009-09-17: 10:39

awesome creation! ciripbogar · 2009-09-17: 13:44

WOW Ricky. This is such a good post. SADHYA · 2009-09-17: 15:45

Wonderful! ????? · 2009-09-18: 11:36

Na minha opinião, os insectos possuem a vanguarda de estilo, linhas, cores, etc etc etc... Este set é um bom exemplo disso! LampadaMervelha · 2009-09-18: 12:06

It's really green and frisky. :) BlasiusW · 2009-09-18: 15:37

A louva-Deus também me fascina. Imagino que ambas, (a tia e a louve-Deus) ficaram ambas assustadas. Belas linhas. Unchained · 2009-09-18: 19:30

Nice pics,, but this is one of the creature im scared of,,I remember mostly can find another creature in the belly of this jessicashan · 2009-09-19: 05:22

Very cool captures Ricky, I have not seen one of those critters in ages mystic1 · 2009-09-21: 22:46

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