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Ethan-Winning > Mantis

If I were to hide, I'd try the Corsican hellebore (that's the completely green flower than you'll find on the next page).
Ethan-Winning > Praying Mantis (Litaneutria  viridis)

You can't tell me that this wasn't an inspiration for the bar scene in Star Wars. This is one of the few macros that I have taken, and this green mantis was kind enough to sit in a flower put for 10 minutes while I took a series of pictures to be certain that I got the eyes. I have no idea as to genus, and this one was no more than four inches, but for all I know it was just a puppy. I'm no entomologist, and there are 2,000 species which doesn't help. Anybody want to take a crack at it?
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