Umanth  02/11/06 @537

nice and interesting capture... maybe different DOF would be better..

Mihai  02/11/06 @561

Wow. talk about macro. I agree about the DOF. Nice picture anyway...

sdavis75  02/11/06 @561

Hmmm, I think the shallow DOF works quite well here; it adds a certain degree of drama. Excellent capture and composition. Well done!

kittyKat  02/11/06 @648

very cool now it will eat you

monjo  02/11/06 @678

I believe the shallow DOF works extremely well here. Excellent composition. Colors are great too. I like this one a lot. Great work!

Libis  02/11/06 @729

Creepy. I've always been afraid of praying mantises. I've never seen one like this, very interesting picture.

Passenger  02/11/06 @741

WTF! this one gives me the creeps! great capture!!

penbrooke  02/11/06 @747

scary mantis with striking eyes, great photo!

Madanapale  02/11/06 @784

Great capture and composition...Looks like an alien!!!...Good work! Carlos

zanzibar  02/11/06 @876

amazing details

moserArtist  02/11/06 @890

Are you sure this is not a self-portrait? Lol Nice close-up, quite an ugly fellow!

flowjoe  02/12/06 @366

Beautiful macro og a beautiful insect, nothing ugly about it. Well done, top score

trevorm  02/14/06 @697

Excellent capture.

Odin  02/16/06 @144

AWESOME photo!! My fav bug I'm glad you got the light-blue coloring of the eyes, too. great job 7+