Macro Hopper

Posted by on Monday, April 9, 2007 · 3 Comments 
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I finally figured out the macro settings on my camera yesterday. Click the pic – my friend looks better at full size. More of him on my new Macro flickr page.

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3 Responses to “Macro Hopper”
  1. Andrew says:
    April 9, 2007 at 7:23 pm

    Nicely done. The wings? look so much like gum leaves.

  2. Pip says:
    April 13, 2007 at 9:12 pm

    Fantastic Pictures!

    However, that’s not a grasshopper.

    It’s a Preying Mantus. These are incredible creatures that live on other insects.If you find you have a family of these living in your garden, your really lucky as they will keep the numbers down of insects that eat your plants. I used to have a veggie garden which had a whole colony of Preying Mantus living in it. They were great to watch.

    Mind you I did feel a bit sorry for the males…. as they mate with the female, she eats him, literally!

    Pip

  3. Tony says:
    April 14, 2007 at 9:21 am

    Thanks Pip,

    I wonder if we should plant a vegie garden now to take advantage of our friend.

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