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Jeweled flower mantis (fake eyes on wing - 2) This is a 2:1 macro (and then cropped) of a wing section of a Jeweled flower mantis specimen. Note how this side has two eyes, whilst the other side has just one:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/108499/jeweled_flower_mantis_fake_eyes_on_wing.html" title="Jeweled flower mantis (fake eyes on wing)"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/108499_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=QBhP32kensdczdYCIozgYlbCKnA%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Jeweled flower mantis (fake eyes on wing) Note: dried specimen.<br /> <br /> 5:1 macro detail of the wing section. Context:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/108497/jeweled_flower_mantis_extreme_macro.html<br /> Magnified like this, looks like a sloppy paint job. Creobroter gemmatus,Extreme Macro,Jeweled flower mantis" /></a></figure><br /> Context:<br /> <br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/108497/jeweled_flower_mantis_extreme_macro.html" title="Jeweled flower mantis, extreme macro"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/108497_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=4%2BTyr%2FxPnsYj9yGYLt7Jq7lcDU0%3D" width="200" height="154" alt="Jeweled flower mantis, extreme macro Note: dried specimen.<br /> <br /> Upper body shot in its spread position. Wing detail:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/108499/jeweled_flower_mantis_fake_eyes_on_wing.html<br /> eyes:<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/108417/jeweled_flower_mantis_eyes.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/108554/jeweled_flower_mantis_foreleg.html Creobroter gemmatus,Extreme Macro,Jeweled flower mantis" /></a></figure> Creobroter gemmatus,Extreme Macro,Jeweled flower mantis Click/tap to enlarge

Jeweled flower mantis (fake eyes on wing - 2)

This is a 2:1 macro (and then cropped) of a wing section of a Jeweled flower mantis specimen. Note how this side has two eyes, whilst the other side has just one:

Jeweled flower mantis (fake eyes on wing) Note: dried specimen.<br /> <br /> 5:1 macro detail of the wing section. Context:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/108497/jeweled_flower_mantis_extreme_macro.html<br /> Magnified like this, looks like a sloppy paint job. Creobroter gemmatus,Extreme Macro,Jeweled flower mantis

Context:

Jeweled flower mantis, extreme macro Note: dried specimen.<br /> <br /> Upper body shot in its spread position. Wing detail:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/108499/jeweled_flower_mantis_fake_eyes_on_wing.html<br /> eyes:<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/108417/jeweled_flower_mantis_eyes.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/108554/jeweled_flower_mantis_foreleg.html Creobroter gemmatus,Extreme Macro,Jeweled flower mantis

    comments (3)

  1. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
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    Weird! I did an image search and the number of black spots seems random. Some had two each, while others had the one-two arrangement. Maybe it's sex-linked. Posted 4 years ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
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      Interesting, but I'm not happy with this lack of closure. Now it keeps lingering on. Posted 4 years ago
      1. View Christine Young's profile
        Christine Young
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        I know. We need to know. I may lose sleep over this. Posted 4 years ago

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The Jeweled Flower Mantis

''Creobroter gemmatus'', common name jeweled flower mantis, is a species of praying mantis native to Asia.

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Similar species: Mantises
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Feb 10, 2021. Captured Feb 6, 2021 23:19.
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  • NIKON D850
  • f/2.8
  • 1/3s
  • ISO64
  • 50mm