"The Alien"...

a praying mantis in the garden... a formidable predator and you wouldn't want to be a bug when it's hungry....

[alia_801]

Lovely capture - beautiful colours and light :)

[Poppo Livy]

Fantastic light and a great capture John

[Shirley]

Fantastic John. Fav

[Denise Wood]

Terrific find :) Fav

[Martin Jalkotzy]

Great lighting and I love the subject!

[*lynn]

super capture

[Ashley]

Great capture of him! And no, I wouldn't want to be a bug. Ever.

[Michael Smith]

Excellent close-up! A bug wouldn't have a prayer.... +fav

[MaryBeth Dailey]

Cool and creepy shot! He seems to be lording over his kingdom

[Kareen King]

Oh, I love it! Fav!

[gloria jones]

Stellar closeup, details

[Richard Hickey]

Incredible macro. Congratulations on making the Trending Page . Well deserved.

[Lynne Hart]

Lovely lighting, good find.

[Jax]

wonderful macro, absolute fav

[Richard Hickey]

Congratulations on making the PP. Well deserved.

[Steve]

Nice closeup.

[KoalaGardens🐨]

beautiful shot I love these and have a lot in my gardens

[Gena Pegg]

Wonderful macro...and always think they do look like aliens. FAV

[Kerry McCarthy]

Wonderful shot John. Such great lighting and dof. Fav