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saly · Oct 29, 2011, 3:01 PM

Another lunch-time visit to the botanical garden:

#1 There are still lots of praying mantis - very unusual this year. I don't know why there are so many of them this year. They make great subject, however...

#2

#3 A few shots of a drone fly (honeybee look alike)

#4

#5

#6 Another mantis

catalex54 · Oct 29, 2011, 3:21 PM

Again great series Saly!! All of them are beautiful!

LTZ470 · Oct 29, 2011, 5:05 PM

Fantastic! Yuki!

csa · Oct 29, 2011, 5:07 PM

Wow again! I simply cannot pick a favorite; they are all exceptional!

jjdog2 · Oct 29, 2011, 8:09 PM

Excellent shots Saly!!!!!

jj

saly · Oct 29, 2011, 8:33 PM

Thanks Catalex, Cole, Carol, jj!!!

SIMON40 · Oct 29, 2011, 8:39 PM

Superb shots Saly.... wonderful detail. Those Mantis's are ugly sods... lol...

saly · Oct 29, 2011, 11:40 PM

Thanks Simon, you think the mantis LOOKS ugly, you should see what they do to their prey. I watched one catch a katydid almost as big as itself, and slowly devour it over a period of 30 minutes or so, after biting off its head. They do the same thing to the males after they mate.....

Square one · Oct 30, 2011, 11:09 AM

Another good series saly, my choices are the 'drone fly' are they the same as 'hover flies'?

saly · Oct 30, 2011, 2:45 PM

Thanks square one, yes they are also known as European hoverfly. About the size of a honeybee.

Oct 29, 2011, 11:40 PM	#8
saly Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: near Los Angeles, CA USA Posts: 4,764	Thanks Simon, you think the mantis LOOKS ugly, you should see what they do to their prey. I watched one catch a katydid almost as big as itself, and slowly devour it over a period of 30 minutes or so, after biting off its head. They do the same thing to the males after they mate..... __________________ Panasonic FZ150, FZ35 and GF1; Nikonos V when underwater ~~Art is in the eye of the camera holder~~

Oct 30, 2011, 11:09 AM	#9
Square one Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 1,172	Another good series saly, my choices are the 'drone fly' are they the same as 'hover flies'? __________________ FZ45

Oct 30, 2011, 2:45 PM	#10
saly Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: near Los Angeles, CA USA Posts: 4,764	Thanks square one, yes they are also known as European hoverfly. About the size of a honeybee. __________________ Panasonic FZ150, FZ35 and GF1; Nikonos V when underwater ~~Art is in the eye of the camera holder~~

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Oct 29, 2011, 3:01 PM	#1
saly Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: near Los Angeles, CA USA Posts: 4,764	Closeups from October 28 (FZ35+LC55) Another lunch-time visit to the botanical garden: #1 There are still lots of praying mantis - very unusual this year. I don't know why there are so many of them this year. They make great subject, however... #2 #3 A few shots of a drone fly (honeybee look alike) #4 #5 #6 Another mantis __________________ Panasonic FZ150, FZ35 and GF1; Nikonos V when underwater ~~Art is in the eye of the camera holder~~

Oct 29, 2011, 3:21 PM	#2
catalex54 Senior Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Near Venice in Italy Posts: 2,454	Again great series Saly!! All of them are beautiful! __________________ DMC-FZ150 & Hoya HD UV Filter + DMC-FZ45 & Hoya HMC UV(C) Filter - Macro & Tele Kit (DMW-LC55 + DMW-LT55 + DMW-LA5) - Benro A-197EX + HD-18 & Manfrotto MKC3-H01 Tripods & MMC3-02 + 234RC Monopod Alex

Oct 29, 2011, 5:05 PM	#3
LTZ470 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 2,487	Fantastic! Yuki!

Oct 29, 2011, 5:07 PM	#4
csa Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Montana Posts: 1,539	Wow again! I simply cannot pick a favorite; they are all exceptional! __________________ Carol ~Pentax K10D~ ~FZ40~

Oct 29, 2011, 8:09 PM	#5
jjdog2 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Southeastern Ohio Posts: 6,403	Excellent shots Saly!!!!! jj

Oct 29, 2011, 8:33 PM	#6
saly Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: near Los Angeles, CA USA Posts: 4,764	Thanks Catalex, Cole, Carol, jj!!! __________________ Panasonic FZ150, FZ35 and GF1; Nikonos V when underwater ~~Art is in the eye of the camera holder~~

Oct 29, 2011, 8:39 PM	#7
SIMON40 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Bangor,North Wales Posts: 3,766	Superb shots Saly.... wonderful detail. Those Mantis's are ugly sods... lol...