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Praying Mantis Feasts on a Grub
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Praying Mantis Feasts on a Grub

by Paul McNelis

Category: Macro/Close-upAdded August 2, 200571 views

Arthropods

Keywords: praying mantis, mantodea, mantis, mantid, bug, insect, eating, prey

This preying mantis was found hungrily eating this grub. The dark green mass on the right of the grub I can only think of as being the grub's organs or entrails.
Image Reference: Praying Mantis Feasts onImage Format: Digital Capture - 7 to 9MPImage Crop: Less than 75% of originalDigital Enhancement: NoneModel Release: NAProperty Release: NACaptive: No