A little pruning in the garden unexpectedly revealed this baby praying mantis. He was so tiny and soon jumped away into the bushes, not to be seen again. I love his delicate colour, yet like the black and white image too.
Sharing at Black and White Wednesday and Macro Friday.
Very delicate, almost translucent in Black & White. Great capture.
ReplyDeleteGreat macro shot! The colour is so delicate.
ReplyDeleteGood morning,
ReplyDeleteThat composition makes for a striking picture in black and white. I would never have expected that.
Let me know if you'd care to make it mouse-over together.
Oh wow, how tiny it is. What an interesting little visitor!!!
ReplyDeleteaugust2011, thank you for your offer but I am happy to leave things as they are for now. I do admire some of the amazing mouse-overs you have on your blog.
ReplyDeleteIst die schön und so empfindsam zart.
ReplyDeleteHerzlichst ♥ Marianne
Great shots! Love them both!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful shot! I love his light green color.
ReplyDeletefantastic shots you have here wow!
ReplyDeletelokks almost glowing in the colored version but the black and white is great, artistic
ReplyDeleteThey are so small as young ones! Great photos!
ReplyDeleteThose things used to freak me out when I spent my summers in the country. I've never seen a baby one. It's a lot cuter than its parents. :) Great shot!
ReplyDeleteHAHA! This winter my son accidentally hatched out an entire nest of these in his underwear drawer!!!
ReplyDeleteWe found a nest on a branch once and it was hauled up onto the veranda, we had no idea what was in it until hundreds of these hatched out.
ReplyDeleteAwesome capture!!!
ReplyDeletebeautiful photo!
ReplyDeleteVery cool!
ReplyDeleteSo small and delicate looking. Very cool.
ReplyDeleteWow! Great shot! Love your blog, and the word Contentment!!
ReplyDeleteVery cool shot. These things are neat to photograph.
ReplyDeleteWhat an great shot!! I love how delicate it looks in the first photo.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful capture. V
ReplyDeleteOMG! How cute that you got him to stay to take the shot!
ReplyDeleteAwesome shots!
ReplyDeletethis is so fantastic!
ReplyDeleteWhat a cute little fellow and awesome shot!
ReplyDeleteThat little guy is awesome! Great capture!!!
ReplyDeleteIn our sea of love