amazing portrait. oh, that gaze! love it!

Stunning composition, you have framed this perfectly.

Excellent capture:)

Brilliant, love those cross eyes

eeeeww. Great shot

Fantastic photo, could you imagine the horror in facing him if you were his size.

what a fantasical photo! brilliant, I love these insects.

This is awesome

cool macky – wow!

Amazing shot!

great shot
j

It’s gorgeous is what it is.

fantastic

eyecatching!!! and wonderful!

excellent close up, lovely image

WOW Stunning, amazing clarity and detail

what fantastic eyes – wonderful photo.

Awesome macro_{! Love it}!

WOW…...love it!

Fantastic shot. He looks like he is cross eyed!

LOVE IT!!

Woo hoo – loving those lines. The subtlty of the green on green is also quite cool.

Excellent capture fantastic detail…love it

haha…this guy looks cross-eyed….love the comp!

this guy rocks!!!! great comp!

wow-great photography
sharon a.

WOW!!!!!!

Fantastic macro shot.. OMG, I want a macro lense too!!

WoW this is Superb

Perfect capture..

Wow! Simply amazing! And totally weird!!!

Amazing shot this is an awesome macro

This is truly amazing…

Terrific macro, crisp and sharp detail

WoW!!!

omg thats amazing well done :D

Thank you James!!!

What a great shot

cool… funny looking thing!!!

How beautiful….amazing eyes

How you ever got your subject to pose so well for you beats me! Fantastic!

groovy man!

what a magic photo, such clarity and perfect composition. Looks almost alien!

deadly

dodelijk

I don’t like insecty things (‘cept butterflies and pretty ones) but even i have to say that this is brilliant..absolutely spot on!

wow wonderful photo well done :)

He looks like an evil little alien.. Hes creepy. But great shot! LOL

:-) Thanks very much Sherry!!

that is just INCREDIBLE – what a terrific capture

This really is stunning, one of my favorite all-time images on Red Bubble.

Wonderful shot! They are so oddly adorable! =)

Here’s lookin’ at you! : )

This is most certainly the closest I’ve ever been to a PM. WOW! : )

Oh my! What big eyes you have!! Great shot!

LOL… feisty little bugger!! Looks alien!! It’s a brilliant photo!

He looks like he has old-fashioned flying goggles on-fantastic shot!!

These guys always look so cool. Fantastic work Macky

They actually seem to have a personality :-) Thanks very much Ken!!

what a lovely and an incredible face! so nice and happy, makes you smile!

I’m glad it made you smile Elena!!! :-)

I can not believe I have not seen this image Macky this is bloody awesome work (-: Fav…............

amazing shot, i love the eyes, well done!!! :)

Like an alien creature… with an indignant facial expression :)

LOLOLOL boy the head on these guy`s are so so cool awesome shot

THE ALIENS HAVE LANDED !!!! excellent

Great shot Macky. Had a pet praying mantis many years ago. We named him George. I even wrote a poem about him. He was awsome

He’s cute and has heaps of character- i can just imagine what he was saying… “hey! What you looking at?! Wanna fight? C’mon!!”
LOL

Great photo!

This is Great. Love the face, it is as if it is getting ready to say something or pucker up for a kiss. Brilliant shot!

That is so neat. ( fighting with his reflection ). I love this face!

What a neat Alien. Great macro and well done composition.

I love this shot. I like that it is monochromatic and what a great face. Absolutely terrific!!!

Great picture, you really brought out his character, you have some great shots.

Great Shot! Lovley Macro!

Your Welcome!

Absolutely FANTASTIC!!!

BEAUTIFUL CAPTURE! KUDOS!

Incredible photography! Beautiful, Macky! A little guy like this ‘hottentotsgod’ lives up to his name in this photo!

Wow, how cool is this one, great image.

Now this is A T T I T U D E >. > . Great shot!

Great shot Macky.

Absolutely Beautiful…
ANNA

You are so Welcome Sweetheart.
ANNA

What a great portrait… of a bug!!! amazing work..

awesome !

They are amazing aren’t they – this is brilliant!
Lisa x

I love these!! This one looks as though he’s going cross-eyed trying to focus on his nose. Great image!

This is a fabulous macro and well deserving of a feature!

By far one of the best mantis pics I have ever seen. AMAZING!

Absolutely fantastic capture!!

Fantastic image and congrats on winning the challenge!!

Who needs to go to space to find an alien!

Love these critters!

incredible!!!! his eyes are amazing

Fantastic macro shot!!!!

Fantastic shot!! These guys give me the creeps though!!

Stunning!

Great job!! I love it : )) Just voted for this pic : ))))

Like a lot of your stuff, this is cool!
Simple, and captivating.
I’ve heard the term Big Brother is watching, this image is Little Alien is watching!

Wow! Great Photo

wow! you actually gave this little guy a personality!! nice image!

cool as

thankyou macky, ,, i cant wait to purchase, a macro,, next on list ,, :)

Stunning picture…Who’s look at you!!

oh my goodness i just love this! lol! it’s so cute!

Macky,
Awesome!!!!! This is just Beautiful!! So crisp and clean, wonderful work!!
Bob

What an incredible capture. Great macro composition.

awesome shot Macky! – Dennis

Wow – I love this such a wonderful shot.

Great Shot-and one of my favorite creatures!!

Out of a vast array of specific, this specific one MUST be the most beautiful… Great macro photography Macky.

.....I mean specie….

CONGRATULATIONS on your place in the top 10 of the group Indigenous to East & Southern Africa in the challenge Insects indigenous to Southern Africa
Could not resist this had to do this one as well now you can relax I have found them all !!! Lots of hugs to you here from the Gangster Paradise

Congrats on the feature Macky!!!!!!!

Congratulations on a well deserved Top Ten & Feature !!! Great Shot…
Bob

Brilliant close up

Absolutely fantastic! This would be a great entry in our Bug Hunt Challenge Bug Game Hunting – Trophy Heads

congrats on your win in trophy heads….......a great capture….well done

Congrats Macky….....great shot mate

Breathtaking, Macky, a shot in a million. Congrats on all the features!

congratulations on a well deserved win, this was a fabulous capture, looking forward to more of your work.

Fantastic shot! Their eyes are tricky, took a number of shots of a mantis recently and their eyes just seem to be jelly-like and difficult to get that exacting sharpness even though the head is in sharp focus. =)

So cool. Great shot

Wow – that’s a truly inspirational macro shot!

This image gets my vote in the “Bug Hunt” challenge. Not only does the bug look great, but I really like how there is just shades of green and red only in this picture.

congradulations for your chalenge win!

Congratulations on you win :)) Great job!!

CONGRATULATIONS! You WON the Bug Hunt! Emotional Insects Challenge

1st PLACE

OMG what a shot!

Hello , hey this is so cool, great shot !!

Unbelievable macro image, love the striking green color!

Well my goodness! What a fantastic macro! I’m sure glad they’re small!!

Aweome macro and the detail is amazing, great dof.

I just love this!

Awesome shot .

LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! How Awesome is this???? OMG!!! Perfectly Well Done!!!!!!!!!!!

great macro. Love the green.

FABULOUS SHOT!!!! What lens did you use?

I love this little guy :>)

huge wow! you do have a way with macro!

OMGosh, how did I miss this one until now!

Makes me smile every time I look at it.. BTW.. do you have anything of this guy in “attack” mode? Arms extended, wings open.. all that good stuff?

Yikes!!! Thank goodness they’re quite small ;) :D
Very interesting little buggers :D Mother natures “constructions” always amaze me :D :D :D

WOW…that made me want to look closely, a gem of a shot ~ Anni

She sure doesn’t. Always hard at work :D
Have a lovely day, Eva :D

A really amazing shot Macky, a fantastic expression!

It’s great to find this one. Stealing it as a favourite :)