First Meal

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First Meal

10 February 2012 16 Comments Home » Insects etc.

A twitchy hunter seeks her first meal,
a patient mantis nymph waits
for a reluctant ant,
her reputation at stake.

A twitchy mantis seeks her first meal

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Pavement ant | Tetramorium caespitum
Praying mantis | Tenodera aridifolia sinensis

16 Comments »

Ray on G+ said:

Just outstanding.

# 10 February 2012 at 12:20 pm

Marc on 500px said:

Gorgeous macro!

# 10 February 2012 at 12:30 pm

Margaret on G+ said:

Such great color!! I love how the bugs are in profile against the lovely soft background so we can see them so clearly!!

# 10 February 2012 at 2:12 pm

Raphael on 500px said:

Very good. I like it.

# 10 February 2012 at 5:04 pm

Diane said:

Come closer, closer, I promise to be gentle, as I devour you, my lovely lunch! What an intense capture, who will be left standing??
WILDLY COOL!!

# 10 February 2012 at 10:47 pm

Rick said:

Thanks Diane. The ant escaped.

# 11 February 2012 at 9:00 am

Aleksey on 500px said:

Excellent.

# 11 February 2012 at 9:02 am

Margaret on G+ said:

Great shot!

# 11 February 2012 at 10:31 am

Mark on G+ said:

Beautifully done.

# 11 February 2012 at 10:32 am

Alex Wild on G+ said:

This one will hinge on the ant’s ability to bring in reinforcements.

Nice shot!

# 11 February 2012 at 3:13 pm

Ludo on Jungle Dragon said:

Yet again, an absolutely great composition. As you’re not likely to have a trained set of mantis and ant: incredible. The Mantis defying gravity, waiting in silent prayer: innocence awaits.