Praying Mantis on Wall - a photo on Flickriver

            This enormous praying mantis stared at me intently as I slowly approached, deciding I was too big to eat, not interested in eating him, and therefore irrelevant. He remained calm and unresponsive as I drew close with my camera.
   

Taken on: April 13, 2024

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