The monster of the woods

[Prajwal J Ullal]

ID: Bark Mantis

A close up, slightly different perspective, of the sneaky Bark mantis that was resting, well camouflaged onto the the dried surface of the tree. Though initially it was perched with its body completely hugging the tree, but looking at me in its close proximity it moved away and got into this posture, probably keeping a keen eye on my motion. Looking at the posture, I attempted a frame with slightly unique lighting

EXIF:
Canon 550D
Canon 100mm macro
F/14
Shutterspeed 1/125
ISO 200
Handheld, External flash fired

Location: Nagla Block

[Mrudul Godbole]

Nice. Good details. Maybe you could have slight less space on the top and more at the bottom. Thanks for sharing.

[Roshni Patel]

Nice details. This is the insect which I came across for the first time.

[Disha Parchani]

Very nice detailed shot.