house fly - mantid food 3:1life size

[macro junkie]

took me about 80 pics but i finally got 1 or 2 that i am happy with

 

[darkspeed]

Uuuugh! Absolutely disgusting looking creatures.

Damn fine fotography though!

 

[asdsdf]

EWWW!!!! :huh:

Nice in a way though....You have a great camera.

 

[macro junkie]

thanks guys..canon mpe-65..and mt-24ex..

 

[Rick]

Nasty little guy. Fine food for a mantis though. Great pic.

 

[macro junkie]

Nasty little guy. Fine food for a mantis though. Great pic.

thanks rick.i have few more i need to edit them.

 

[Giosan]

They look even more gross this big :mellow:

 

[macro junkie]

hmm..i didnt see any pic..i saw red cross..i deleted my cookies..i see it fine now.. yer its ugly

 

[idolomantis]

blegh........... i,m glad mantids kill these....

 

[Sparky]

How can you guys say it's ugly? I think their design is brilliant. It kinda looks pretty cool to me.

 

[OGIGA]

That's pretty awesome. How did you do that without the fly flying away?

 

[macro junkie]

That's pretty awesome. How did you do that without the fly flying away?

magic. :lol: - 1st thing i did was cut its wings off..lol.then i placed honey on the floor for it to eat..after i took the shot my mantid had him for lunch.

 

[OGIGA]

Oh I see. You just wanted to photograph its face!

 

[critterguy]

god has the oddest sense of humor sometimes!

 

[joossa]

Beautiful picture. I'll take flies over crickets anytime!

 

[nympho]

beauty is entirely subjective. it doesnt actually exist.

 

[OGIGA]

beauty is entirely subjective. it doesnt actually exist.

It's an opinion and I believe opinions exist.

 

[BobbyClouser]

Beauty is in the compound-eye of the beholder.

 

[MantisGirl13]

Beauty is in the compound-eye of the beholder.

Lol :lol:  

So true though! 

(Do you realize how old this thread is?)

- MantisGirl13