The weather is cooling and the insects are disappearing fast. They may be more difficult to find now but it doesn’t mean that they are less interesting.
I find these tiny mantises very entertaining.
Actually they are nymphs of Praying Mantis and may have just hatched as I later saw this egg containing capsule (or Ootheca which can contain up to 400 eggs) nearby.
This small one is a nymph of another species
(Spilomantis occipitalis).
Since the mantises do not have any chemical protection on their body, they have to use camouflage to avoid being preyed on. These young Jeweled Flower Mantises blend in so well with the plant leaves that I almost missed them on several occasions.
The adult is prettier but is not easy to spot either.
Grasshoppers, however, are plentiful at the moment,
much to this Golden Orb-Web Spider’s delight.
19 comments:
Aprendemos sempre aqui, vendo lindas fotos! abraços,ótima semana!chica
Very good you have posted, brilliant images.
What an interesting series. I enjoyed it very much. Photo 3 and 4 I like most. The insects are almost from an SF-movie. They look a bit like aliens from another world. Beautiful pictures. Greetings, Joke
Great serie!!!.. Varied and beautiful pictures.. Congrat..
mooie sprinkhanenserie maar wat een enge spin.brrrrr
Dziekuję za tak sympatyczne słowa, miło mi było ciebie gościc .....
a u ciebie jak widzę ...lato ? jesień ????
pozdrawiam
such wonderful photos! loved the nymphs, and the macros at the end are gorgeous!
Brilliant pics some those insects are great looking things :-)
Ten "maluch" z siódmego zdjęcia patrzy na nas :). Dziękuję za kolejny ciekawy post. Pozdrawiam.
This "baby" of the seventh photo looks at us :). Thank you for another interesting post. Yours.
Ik heb mijn ogen uit gekeken heel erg mooi heel bijzonder lieve groetjes Danielle
Excellent photos! Enjoy your blog a lot.
Boy, you have a talent withe these creatures! They are very good images and with stories within stories. Great!
Hello,
What a great shots you show here. It's really fantastic how you get all these little monsters in these beautiful shots. Very nice to see them so close. Well done!!
Greetings, Marco
Amazing photos of the insects. Well done!
Paljon uusia hienoja tuttavuuksia.
Katselin macroja ihaillen.
Kaunista kuvausta.
Talvi-Terveiset Eko
Suomi/Lapland/Kuusamo
Weather deen beautiful series of photographs Friend of HK. Especially all those different locusts. The spiders I scrolled through quickly because I have not so brrrr .... You did very well in details vastgelgd.
Sincerely, Helma
Todella kauniita kuvia, oudoista otuksista:)
Very nice set of pics!
Adorable, wonderful..surprised Mantises are hatching now..
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