The Emergence...

ID: Rivetinid Mantis

Short breaks can be really fruitful, in this case, not only was it a good way to relax from the humid trail, but also bore a gift in form of this beauty molting out of its old body. Spotted by my colleague Akshay Dere this beauty was perched underneath one of the leaf, amongst the bushes and was dangling upside down.

EXIF:
Canon 80D
Canon 100mm macro
F/8
Shutterspeed 1/250
ISO 640
Handheld, External flash fired

Location: Nagla

Good spotting. Earlier it was black and now it is brown, does its colour change? The vertical compostion captures its downward position well. Thanks for sharing.

Very interesting find. The vertical composition works well. How long did this moulting process last?

Thanks for sharing.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi