Tenodera aridifolia, Arizona.
photo details: Canon 100mm f2.8 macro lens on a Canon EOS 20D
ISO 100, 1/250 sec, f/14, indirect strobe in a white box
Just hanging out…
Alex Wild on insects, science, and photography
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A personal blog by Illinois-based biologist and photographer Alex Wild.
Myrmecos- derived from the ancient greek word for "ant"- hosts Alex's musings about these and other little creatures that share our planet.
Questions? Email alwild [at] myrmecos.net; or follow @Myrmecos on Twitter.
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What a gorgeous mantid! I’ve always had a soft spot for the little critters. (It’s probably somewhere on my fingers, where I was always getting pinched and scratched by the mantids I annoyed when I was a kid.)
Yeah, it’s just a baby, too. But still a vicious predator.