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Wednesday 16 March 2011

Popa spurca





















Date taken: 26th February 2011
Camera equipment: Nikon D300 + Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8D + Micro-Nikkor 200mm f/4D + Nikon Speedlight SB-800 with soft box + Nikon Speedlight SB-600 with soft box


"Popa spurca, also known as the African twig mantis, is a species of praying mantis native to Africa. It takes its common name from its resemblance to twig from a woody plant and grows up to 8 centimetres (3.1 in) long if female or 7 cm (2.8 in) long if male. P. spurca is the only species in the genus Popa."


9 comments:

PippaD said...

Some great close ups, the detail is amazing

Yakini said...

Wow, those are some cool close-up shots!
Happy WW!

Carol @ There's Always Thyme to Cook said...

Cool shots, really amazing!

Sukhmandir Kaur said...

It's really got it's eye on you, probably wondering how you'd taste :)

Jidhu Jose said...

superb shots
happy WW

Simply Delicious said...

Cool shots! Happy WW.

Simply Delicious

Joel said...

How cool!

LucidLotus said...

Great,crisp shots as usual. I am a bit creeped out to be sharing the same plant as that alien like creature though.

Cheerful said...

amazing shots...captured well complete with its details! great job! PinayMum - Mommy's Life Around...visiting you with smile and happy thoughts! :)

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