Hello from the DESERTS of Arizona!!

[Leighannedelray]

My name is Leigh Anne DelRay and I am a photographer that lives in the deserts of Tucson Arizona.

I have a few different pets, 3 tortoise (1 leopard, 2 (local Sonoran) Desert Tortoise), 3 Tarantulas, 1 Arizona Bark Scorpion, 2 Dogs, 2 Cats, and soon more praying mantis.

I had at one time 6 as a pet, but they don't live terribly long, as you all know.

But I do love watching them and photographing them, especially wither super tiny objects that I have collected over the years (usually meant for train sets).

I guess that is about it eh?

Nice meeting all of you..



here are some photos of my babies. (RIP some of them)

Enjoy..

This was a very very small Spiny Flower Nymph and an even smaller Rabbi.. (not photo-shopped)

Have you ever heard of someone Praying Piano?? Ha Ha (very much photo-shopped)

Just a few sweet photos of my little baby nymph Spiny Flower

I call this one, "Fancy Pants on a Chopstick"

This is my little Congo Green saying "who me????"

Another cute one of the wahlbergii

And although this is not really mantid-related, I still think they are pretty funny. I bought these little terrified people and put them in with my Trinidad Chevron. It was pretty funny..

 

[cloud jaguar]

Those are great! I have a bunch of N - scale railroad people and bikes and stuff - I just may be inspired to make some scenes like yours. Welcome from Los Angeles.

 

[ismart]

Welcome to the forum!

 

[revmdn]

Welcome.

 

[PhilinYuma]

Welcome from Yuma (where the real desert is )! Love the pix.

 

[agent A]

Welcome from CONNECTICUT!

 

[hibiscusmile]

Hey welcome, I was wondering when u would say hello! from OHIO! ps. where u get the little people? and the pics are great, specially the black and white! pss... I have a producer who takes pics coming this fall to photograph my mantis, she loves them and I can't wait to see her stuff! You photographers are amazing!

 

[Rick]

Welcome. Nice pics

 

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[SIZE=14pt]Yellow there from Colorado[/SIZE]

 

[Katnapper]

Excellent pics! Welcome to the forum... glad to have you here. Looking forward to seeing more pics too!

 

[planetq]

Welcome from Los Angeles!

Wow I didn't know Congo greens were in the US.

Awesome!

They are really pretty.

Minkyu

 

[3.1415926]

There must be intresting mantids over there.

 

[inferno]

awesome pics

 

[kamakiri]

I love the pics! Welcome to the forum!