Interesting markings, looks almost like those spots are designed to bring a butterfly to their death. At any rate that is some incredible macro photography.

Good thing, praying mantis don't eat ladybugs.

*quality - that's a great picture!

Gold Star member gwaan has awarded joedirt one published post for this quality Sift Talk contribution.

That needs to be on a marquis with neon, for some taco stand franchise er, what not....I'd stop to eat at a place that had a sign like that.......Skinny's Breed N' Feed

*quality photo

Only one quality per insect, or do you have to be a 100 star GOD to do that?

only one quality per post, regardless of how quality it is.

*blushes* thank you, joe .... he looks quite dashing!

it's a female
it's doing a startle response.
check these ones doing their displays :
http://www.geocities.com/crcpel/Bid-Deroplatys_lobata.jpg
http://gallery.photo.net/photo/5112097-lg.jpg

nice pic JD *quality