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Do I look cool, or what?

Do I look cool, or what? by macropoulos.
This is the same species of mantis that I shot a few days ago. Again found roaming my house walls at night (for all I know, this could be the very same insect...). Apparently it got irritated by all the fuss I made trying to get it photographed and flew off. Fortunatelly, it landed on the concrete a few feet away and I was able to get more shots at it, like this one.

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Other shots of the insect that day:
* Close-up
* Mantis religiosa trademark

and a few days before:
* Close-up with a funny title 

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transvox  Pro User  says:

What if the Hindus are right and these are re-encanations of humanbeings? What are their thoughts? Why am I thinking this? Can't be right. Its only an insect. :(
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Ochileer  Pro User  says:

And a very good shot it is!! Classic mantis pose.
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sd_rashed says:

NO WORDS...
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Gary*  Pro User  says:

Very cool!!
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silviaON  Pro User  says:

yesssssssss!!!!!!!! wonderful :O
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aumbody images  Pro User  says:

Wonderful capture and details!!!
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jungali says:

ojh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! what a great shot..what a wonderful animal, great background...great composition, an instant fave
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LynchburgVirginia  Pro User  says:

excellent capture, very well done.
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wili_hybrid  Pro User  says:

Excellent macro work! Well done!
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gari.baldi  Pro User  says:

cool shot of cool creature; the really look like from another planet

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Sabinche  Pro User  says:

cool and elegant, somehow.
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Buddha's Ghost  Pro User  says:

Great shot! Love the background.

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nyomee wallen  Pro User  says:

She is really stick-thin model row.
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HW.Wang  Pro User  says:

@ @
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Philippe Sainte-Laudy  Pro User  says:

Beautiful, what a great capture!

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VanMuzi  Pro User  says:

Wonderful, faved!! Great!! well done!!
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noahg. says:

Great!

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omeuceu says:

great pose! and photo equally!
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aneye4wonder (Ineta McParland)  Pro User  says:

Another great pose :) I like the background!
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Ted Rivera  Pro User  says:

Great DoF, awesome shot!!!
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Guerito says:

She does look cool, and so does the picture! Excellent macro!
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snake5 [deleted] says:

-cool as ice and beautiful
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Fort Photo  Pro User  says:

A very nice image in the small view, but you are correct one must view it large to really appreciate it. What a stunning image in the full view, great macro work!

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Kirill: Neverwinter Alps  Pro User  says:

nice fellow! Looks like twin brother of the one I met :)
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Nitsirk Eel  Pro User  says:

Gorgeous colors really set off the lines and details of this mantis. Wonderful!
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Takes about half a day [deleted] says:

One the very few reasons I'd want to hoilday abroad - magnificently captured.
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Static On The Radio [deleted] says:

Had to re-fave possibly the best picture on the whole of Flickr.
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