Incredible almost surreal close up of a Mantis #macrophotography Thank you to @insectguru for always curating such incredible photographies: ・・・ An amazing photo by Igor Siwanowicz Thank you for letting me share your work! Be sure to check out his facebook page: facebook.com/blepharopsis • Praying Mantis Master Of Disguise • Praying mantises are supremely gifted when it comes to camouflage. They come in the form of leaves and sticks and branches, like many insects, but also take it a bit further. Some mantises molt at the end of a dry season to become black, conveniently aligning themselves with the brush fires that leave a blackened landscape. The flower mantises are crazy; some wildly ornate, others looking so convincing that unsuspecting insects come to collect nectar from them … and become dinner in the meantime. (treehugger.com) • #prayingmantis #mantis #camouflage #predator #today #insectfact #thursday #week #weekend #species #arthropods #fact #facts #insect #insects #insectsofinstagram #nature #natureonly #natureisawesome #insectagram #natureaddict #natgeo #insectguru #naturephotograph#naturelovers #macro #macros #yourshotphotographer #nationalgeographic #savetheplanet #microlovesmacro #petsqui