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    Default An unexpected guest

    ID: Asian ant mantis nymph?

    While plucking off the jasmine from the window’s flowerpot, was surprised to spot a tiny little ant mimicking mantis on the flower. What’s shocking was the fact that there wasn’t a single mantis egg case on the plant, nor is the plant accessible from any neighboring plant [as it’s a single plant in the window(on 14th floor) with no other plants or trees in any of the other floors]
    The tiny(8-10mm long), black beauty kept on moving around the flower and later the plant, shying away from the intruding camera gear. Its good to have the company of such a beautiful specimen right in the comfort of home, hoping to keep on capturing the later stages of this beauty, in the spare time.

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    Canon 80D
    Canon 100mm macro
    F/10
    Shutterspeed 1/200
    ISO 200
    Handheld, external flash fired

    Location: Thane
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    Your close observation helped to notice this interesting behavior. There is a chance, that it might have come through any of the food items bought. It stands out against the white bakground. Good details. Thanks for sharing.

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    Wow! That is very interesting to note that you found it in 14th floor balcony. Nice contrasting white and blue colour. Thanks for sharing.

    Cheers,
    Sabyasachi

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