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Revisiting the Mantidfly!

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26 June 2011

A short trip to get improved shots of the Mantidfly which I shot last month. Before the main subjects… found the usual little ones.

Net-Winged Beetle (Lycidae) - DSC_9525#1 Net-wing beetle (Lycidae) that kept rotating on the spot as I positioned the camera.

Katydid - DSC_9535#2 A bug-eyed katydid. Described by Mr Tan Ming Kai as Asiophlugis temasek. Thanks to James for the reference.

Cricket (Gryllidae) - DSC_9542#3 Ichneumon Wasp. You wouldn’t want it to pierce that long thingy through you! (to lay eggs?)

Cricket (Gryllidae) - DSC_9549#4 Cute little cricket, did the same peekaboo with me around that branch

Ant-Snatching Assassin Bug (Acanthaspis sp.) - DSC_9554#5 Ant-snatching assassin bug. These guys are the nymphs, and when they grow up, they graduate to piercing larger bugs!

Longhorn Beetle (Cerambycidae) - DSC_9561#6 Longhorn Beetle (Cerambycidae), should be a young one with very fresh colours

Tiger Beetle (Cicindelinae) - DSC_9564#7 Tiger Beetle closeup (Cicindela aurulenta)

Two-Tailed Spider (Hersiliidae) - DSC_9570#8 Closeup of a two-tailed spider. Too lazy to remove the Raynox, so ended up with just closeup shots!

Mantis nymph (Mantodea) - DSC_9582#9 A tiny praying mantis. Would love to take a back-lit shot of this fella, but it refused to stand still.

Mantis nymph (Mantodea) - DSC_9596#10 Peering at me

And… finally found the Mantidflies!!

Mantisfly (Mantispidae) - DSC_9606#11 Not a perfect angle but sharper than previous attempts

Mantisfly (Mantispidae) - DSC_9611#12 No difference in this one, just making many shots. lol

Mantisfly (Mantispidae) - DSC_9638#13 Top view. Or rather, view from the bottom since this fella usually hides under a leaf.

Mantisfly (Mantispidae) - DSC_9656#14 This one allowed me to get close. Sharpest shot so far!

Mantisfly (Mantispidae) - DSC_9682#15 Found another one and pushed my luck to get this close!

Mantisfly (Mantispidae) - DSC_9688#16 Last mantidfly for the day. 🙂

The complete album can be viewed here.

James blogged about this trip here

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Hi my name is Nicky Bay. I am a macro photographer, instructor and book author, travelling the world to document the vast micro biodiversity that nature has to offer. Follow my updates and discover with me the incredible beauty and science behind our planet's micro creatures!

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