Stick Mantis

[Arun Acharjee]

Trying to capture a Peucetia while I found this Stick Mantis or Indian Grass Mantis (Schizocephala bicornis). Really amazing insect and had really awesome camouflage.

EXIF Info:

Camera: Nikon D7000
Lens: Nikkor Af-s 35mm F/1.8G
Shutter Speed: 1/320s
Aperture: F/4
ISO: 400

Handheld, Edited, Cropped

Thank You

[Mrudul Godbole]

Its really an amazing species. You can spot if on the ground, but it can be really difficult if its on a tree. Liked the low angle and the composition. You can upload a bigger image upto 1000 pixels on the longest edge (not more than 280kb) to view it better. Thanks for sharing.

[Abhishek Jamalabad]

Very nice. Love the DoF here. Any other angles?

[Arun Acharjee]

Its really an amazing species. You can spot if on the ground, but it can be really difficult if its on a tree. Liked the low angle and the composition. You can upload a bigger image upto 1000 pixels on the longest edge (not more than 280kb) to view it better. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks for your suggestion. I would try it later as a new thread.

[Arun Acharjee]

Very nice. Love the DoF here. Any other angles?

Thanks at first. The image bears a wall(not floor) where the mantis stands on. For natural environment I once placed that on some nature-borns.

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Nice to see this species. It shows how nature has given them excellent camouflage.

[Arun Acharjee]

Nice to see this species. It shows how nature has given them excellent camouflage.
Thank you Sabyasachi da.