jade mantis male and female back to back

[macro junkie]

i hear you ask "why didnt they fight,or eat each other"? because there both about shed and have gone off there food,

female on left
male on right

1 of my my favorite species iv ever kept.tbh the reason i got them out was a threat pose i was trying to get them to do on white paper..they wasnt playing ball..i tried each jade mantis to see if it would pose on the white paper..i do what i normally do to make them pose..i touch there abdomen,but all they done this time is ran off..so instead of getting the threat pose i was after i set up this shot..

[joeyboy]

amazing as usual!

[macro junkie]

Originally Posted by joeyboy

amazing as usual!

the background isnt as white as i want it..theres still patches of grey which is caused by not enough light..i need to get a bigger diffuser

[chris_wade]

stunning shots as usual . and very pretty mantis

[joeyboy]

Originally Posted by macro junkie

the background isnt as white as i want it..theres still patches of grey which is caused by not enough light..i need to get a bigger diffuser

PFFFFT no one cares about that! I only noticed it really when you mentioned it, do you want more white added to your white sir?

Your pics are going to be amazing anyway.

Unrelatedly, SNOW DAY!! YAAAA!!

[bassy 1019]

wot a bloody good photo, u r amazing.

[macro junkie]

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