#budwingmantis

"The One That Started It All" Parasphendale agrionina (budwing mantis) adult female. This is the photo that really jump started my interest in mantis photography. #paraspendaleageionina #paraspendale #budwingmantis #prayingmantis #mantodea #mantis #nature #wildlife #animals #insect #science #entomology #photography #exotic #pet #alien #mantismonarch #threatdisplay #flashback https://www.instagram.com/p/BtJLT14AWkY/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=s5lmk8xy5eav

There's my girl. She looks like a princess, doesn't she? First test with the twin flash on the 65mm lens. *dies* I have so, so much to learn and truly have no idea what I'm doing at this point (this was a lucky shot). But still... Eeeeeeeee!!!! #bugluv #macro #macrophotography #mantis #prayingmantis #budwingmantis

My twin flash doesn't arrive until sometime next week... but that 65mm macro showed up today. I couldn't wait. I had to play. This photo is out of focus and under exposed. I neeeeeeed that flash. Hahaha. I clearly can't get by with desk lamps. But still... It felt damn good to have that camera in my hands. This photo may not be much of anything, but it's the first and that makes it awfully special to me. Sooooooooon. #stayontarget #bugluv #mantis #prayingmantis #budwingmantis

Lady Isadora, my budwing beauty. #mantis #prayingmantis #budwingmantis #bugluv

I forgot to mention that Lady Isadora had her final molt and is a grown woman now. ;) #LadyIsadoraOfCambridgeGlen #mantis #prayingmantis #budwingmantis

Princess. #mantis #prayingmantis #budwingmantis #bugluv