Monday, April 18, 2011

Two Very Religious Bugs.......

The green color Praying Mantis below was inside the house at night last Friday,when I quickly took a photo. He was still in on following morning, so I scooped him up on a newspaper and put him on a Pomegranate tree and took another photo. Just as I was getting back inside, I saw the brownish one on a window grill. Talk about coincidence!  I clicked on him right then too,and again inside the house at night on the same day. Not only they differed in color but also in size, the green one was about four inches from head to the end of abdomen,while the other was roughly one fourth of it. 

Posted for Macro Monday.

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Location: Kurunegala, Sri Lanka

14 comments:

  1. Christina, SwedenApril 18, 2011 at 7:33 AM

    the first one is great, an alien looking straight at you ;)

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  2. McGillicuttyApril 18, 2011 at 7:38 AM

    Oh my... kinda cool but kinda creepy!!good catch. ;))

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  3. TexWisGirlApril 18, 2011 at 8:34 AM

    i liked the title you gave this post. :)

    i've heard the brown ones are much more aggressive than the others. we get both here in Texas too.

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  4. KalaApril 18, 2011 at 9:06 AM

    Great shots of the Praying Mantis!

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  5. Mike B.April 18, 2011 at 11:05 AM

    Man I love those insects! I haven't seen one in my yard yet, but I know they are around. Nice shots.

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  6. MyleneApril 18, 2011 at 3:05 PM

    Lovely shot of grasshoppers.

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  7. NicoleApril 18, 2011 at 3:27 PM

    Very beautiful shots of these fascinating creatures!

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  8. Caroline GillApril 18, 2011 at 6:49 PM

    Amazing photos. The green one is particularly magnificent!

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  9. DutchbabyApril 18, 2011 at 10:11 PM

    Amazing camouflage!

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  10. BarbApril 19, 2011 at 12:30 AM

    My favorite bug - I've loved it since I was a child. They are so unusual looking. I've never seen a brown one, only the green. My Mother would tell me never to harm them because they're good luck. So - Good Luck to you!

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  11. Jenn JilksApril 19, 2011 at 1:04 AM

    Aren't they terrific?! Great shots. Did you know the female eats the male after they mate?!

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  12. NicoletteApril 19, 2011 at 3:01 AM

    Wonderful photos of the praying mantis... love the first shot... oh goodness Jenn Jilks that really sounds quite gruesome...

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  13. Anne McCormackApril 19, 2011 at 5:21 AM

    Wow that green one looks big! I think they must be praying for lunch.

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  14. Amila KanchanaApril 21, 2011 at 2:12 PM

    Hello friends,Huge thanks for all the feedback!:)

    Jenn,Really? Like spiders? :-O

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