The Purple-winged Praying Mantis (Six Macro Photographs)
The Purple-winged Praying Mantis Tenodera australasiae is found throughout much of Australia. They are 80mm to 90 mm in length. The purple / brown coloration of their wings is evident when the wings are open so it's almost impossible to show that in a photograph without causing unnecessary disturbance the insect.
I took the photos below with a Canon 300D and Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro lens.
Cabbage White Butterfy 
The Mountain Dragon 
Longicorn Beetle 
A Scarab Beetle Visits My Moth Trap |
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Great macros!
Thanks. Glad you enjoyed them.
Thanks. Glad you enjoyed them.
oh wow such a beautiful species, I wish we had more mantis species here in Austria :)
Amazing shots you made there ;)
Thanks. We have two species in Tasmania.
nice :)
we only have one species in the south...
oh wow such a beautiful species, I wish we had more mantis species here in Austria :)
Amazing shots you made there ;)
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They are such cool looking animals. I really like the preying mantis.
Yes very cool. They look like little aliens :-)
Fantastic work @mostly.nature! +1 follower! :)
Thanks very much. Glad you liked them.
Very elegant with those green alien eyes :D
Yes very alien. In the third shot it looks like it has a little light on it's head.
Yep... it's to see you better ;)
Very interesting creature. But I have to confess I don't see the purple :P
Thanks. As mentioned above, the purple to brown colouration is seen when the wings are open.
Now I'm embarrassed ;) I was so excited about the photos that I didn't read the post carefully enough...