Heart Breaker !
As I was photographing this mantis, this katydid suddenly landed about 6 inches away. For about 30 seconds, they faced off, sizing each other up. Shockingly, not only did the katydid NOT back down, but he actually began slowly inching menacingly towards the mantis. B-I-G mistake ! In a nanosecond, the mantis lurched
forward , then grabbed & tightly gripped the katydid’s legs and head. This photo was
taken at the moment of 1st impact! The mantis goes right for the thorax and draws first blood. Nature in action !
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Karen Zimmerman
Amazing image!
greenpeg
what a great living nature image….........fantastic
Geoffrey
great image
Darren Post
Incredible capture and fantastic info! :-)
missmoneypenny
Macabre but brilliant
LindaR
wow ~ amazing moment captured ~ it’s like you could live your life just watching and shooting this macro world and see so much!! :) xx
John Wright
Awesome capture! I’m glad you were there (and ready!) to see this.
jerry alcantara
aw!its hurt…..nice shot again
Linda Sannuti
WOW! never saw anything like this! Amazing capture and lucky!
Larry Llewellyn
Just amazing, straight to my fav’s. The images we see on this site are spectacular!!!!!
bevanimage
Fantastic! I can almost hear the crunching.
jude walton
Amazing capture!
bunnij
well, haven’t you been busy? this is amazing doc, wonderful example of the ruthless bugs we live with!! :))
clizzio
Amazing capture. This is award winning!
Tara Lemana
Holy smokes!!!!! What a shot, incredible!!!
Squealia
OMG brilliant and so violent the little murderer!
Colin12
Nice timing on this. Right time and place works a treat.
Regards Colin