We got an early start on a much needed deep clean of the house today. Later in the morning Monte was outside sweeping the patio when he told me that there was a praying mantis on one of the patio chairs. I grabbed my camera and started taking a bunch of closeups. The contrast is a bit poor because this bug was pretty much the same color as the chair.
This shot was taken a couple of seconds before he (she?) lept the few inches of space between it and the camera and hung on to the lens. It’s a good thing this Canon D10 is shock-proof as well as waterproof because I proceeded to scream and drop the camera.
Nothing like a close encounter with an insect to get the blood flowing…
Sheila365 