A Twisting Tangle

28 June 2012 9 Comments Home » Insects etc.

Tiny hunters break the silk bonds
tethering them to the past, their birth
a twisting tangle of legs and hunger.

Mantids born in a twisting tangle of legs and hunger

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Chinese Praying Mantis | Tenodera aridifolia sinensis

9 Comments »

  • Diane said:

    WOW! just WOW! Hang ten! or twenty? GREAT CAPTURE RICK!
    SOOOO UNIQUE!!

    # 28 June 2012 at 9:45 am
  • Rick said:

    Thanks Diane. I’ve been swamped by mantids.

    # 28 June 2012 at 9:53 am
  • Joost on Jungle Dragon said:

    Wow! I like it! Makes me wonder how you find scenes like these.

    # 28 June 2012 at 10:36 am
  • Tanjica on Flickr said:

    Intriguing.

    # 28 June 2012 at 11:12 am
  • Ludo on Jungle Dragon said:

    Rick, wow, these are in your garden again? Great shot, on the thumbnail it almost looked like grains poring on a flower.

    # 28 June 2012 at 3:58 pm
  • Margaret on G+ said:

    Love the great flower and those little critters too! Great shot!!

    # 28 June 2012 at 4:01 pm
  • Mike on G+ said:

    Well done and excellent timing!

    # 29 June 2012 at 9:19 am
  • Strangefeather said:

    Watching them emerge is like a ballet scrum – so beautiful and energetic and funny and full of life …

    # 29 June 2012 at 4:41 pm
  • Christina on G+ said:

    Absolutely remarkable. Your eye is keen and your poetic descriptions add another amazing level to your photos.

    # 20 July 2012 at 8:16 pm

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