Insects and Spiders

The View From Above

Ever been eye to eye with a preying mantis? I moved the camera right above the plant to get this view.
Male Carolina Mantis Nymph (Stagmomantis Carolina)
SUNSET / BLOOD FLOWER Scarlet Milkweed (Asclepias Curassavica)

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