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Challenge: All I want for Christmas is... (Standard Editing)
Collection: Challenges 2018
Camera: Canon EOS-80D
Lens: Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro USM
Location: Gauteng, South Africa
Date: Dec 18, 2018
Aperture: F13
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/200 sec
Date Uploaded: Dec 23, 2018

 I'd love to keep a praying mantis as a pet, but I'd be terrified of killing it.

I found this little guy on a bonsai tree I was pruning and grabbed a few quick shots before returning him outside where he belonged. I was really surprised at how easy it was to coax him onto my finger.

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