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Praying Mantis

Description:

Mantodea. An order of insects that contain over 2,400 species and about 430 genera in 15 families worldwide in temperate and tropical habitats.

Habitat:

Tropical and temperate zones.

Notes:

Took this photo at around 3am in the morning. I was taking some astronomy photos when I saw him on a near by bush. Used my UV light and cellphone camera.

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2 Comments

EricWestrope
EricWestrope 11 years ago

I was us using an ultraviolet flashlight.

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 11 years ago

Unusual lighting!

EricWestrope
Spotted by
EricWestrope

Yakima, Washington, USA

Spotted on Aug 7, 2012
Submitted on Aug 7, 2012

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