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  amber asaly gave props (26 Sep 2008):

  wow!

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  Aubrey's Oma gave props (27 Sep 2008):

  Freaking awesome!!!

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  .Rich Silva gave props (27 Sep 2008):

  You definately have an eye for the small stuff. Excellent! Excellent!

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  Klaus Girk gave props (27 Sep 2008):

  Probably was for mantises.

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  Nelson Campbell   gave props (27 Sep 2008):

  Oh, excellent...do you have the actual decapitation?

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  Respect Nature   gave props (27 Sep 2008):

  OMG !

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  Karen Zimmerman   added a link (27 Sep 2008):

  Thank you all!
  Nelson: I missed that part! With another pair I photographed, the female had caught a bee and ate it while they were mating, which gave him the opportunity to escape alive. (www.jpgmag.com)

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  Gail Anderson   gave props (27 Sep 2008):

  ok.. first let me say this is an awesome photo... and second.. i'm roflmao @ nelson...

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  Karen Zimmerman   said (25 Oct 2008):

  Lol! I guess you're right, Sharon.

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  Robin Lerios said (16 Nov 2008):

  WOW! I have heard this all my life but have yet to SEE it! Congratulations! How the hell did you get this shot? And with such a gorgeous background color? Am I crazy or is she smiling?

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  Karen Zimmerman   said (22 Nov 2008):

  Thank you, Robin!
  It is really incredible, and brutal...if you go slow, they pretty much ignore you. I kept my DOF very short, so the background would blur to color...I don't remember exactly what was behind them. :-)

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  Laurie Brown gave props (4 Apr 2009):

  Whoa!! I've never actually seen a Mantis mating...Fantastice capture