Praying Mantis - Before and After Birth

[Markw]

Hey guys! If any of you remember my miserably assembled video from last year of the praying mantis laying her eggs, they finally hatched! I didn't catch the hatching, but there are plenty of them running about now, and the egg sac is gone.

Here's the video if you don't remember:


And here's what the little guys look like now!

Nikon D800
Sigma 180mm F/3.5 EX DG HSM APO IF Macro

Mark

 

[cgipson1]

Beautiful shot! I love mantids... lol!

 

[Markw]

Thank you! Likewise. :mrgreen:

Mark

 

[TheFantasticG]

Fantastic shot with that mantid on the finger.

 

[mjhoward]

That video is like some Discovery Channel shiznit!

 

[orionmystery]

Really cool video..love it...great to see the zoomed in view of the ooth laying process!

 

[Markw]

Oops! I forgot about this thread. Thank you all! :mrgreen:

Mark