Vanessa. Series 1: Babe in the Bush

Location: Sunny Hill, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
Date taken: 13^th March 2011
Camera equipment: Nikon D300 + Nikkor 28-70mm f/2.8D + Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D + Nikkor 85mm f/1.4D

Popa spurca

Date taken: 26^th 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."

–Wikipidia