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Reddish small mantis seemed interested in being photographed even though we are very noisy around it that it could scurry away any time (but it did not).
From Mantodea order of insects (Mantidae family). This one is a typical praying mantis with its usual "prayer" like stance. If you look closely, the eys of mantises look like they have pupils (but according to wiki, they just have compound eyes).
I came across this little insect on a thistle as the sun was going down and just managed to get a few shots. Would love to have spent more time on it but it disappeared into the undergrowth.
Those who are afraid of roaches look away now! Or was that warning too late?
Anyway, this roach was probably dying already. My guess that it was crushed by something before I found it making it weak and slow. Its current state most likely contributed to its lack of its photophobic and cautious tendencies. Its back is sprinkled with dirt because it fell on its back when it tried to climb the wall. I don't know what fate this roach had after I took this photo as I let it crawl away - I let it go because I can't kill animals or insects unless they badly hurt or annoy me.
I think it's of the periplaneta americana (American cockroach) species. They originated from the Americas but they are now found in many tropical countries because of human activities mainly entering a new country by ships or planes.
We took a picture of one of these a couple of weeks ago, well camouflaged in one of our oleander bushes. This one, discovered on our fly screen, was encouraged down to the veranda floor, where we could see him in all his glory.
Coleoptera : Coccinellidae
Could be C. sanguinea
Los Angeles area, USA
September 22, 2010
I support myself as an electronics engineer and on a job near LA, I found a plant full of these lady beetles (all stages) in the parking lot of my client. I had to sneak out of the job at some time today to shoot these images in the parking lot. Lucky I had my camera with me.
Reference: bugguide.net/node/view/8878
J'ai vu plusieurs Cicindèles hier qui se promenaient ou se posaient sur le sable du seniter au soleil... Au soleil son coprs brille comme un bijou... Un joyau, un émeraude!!
La Cicindèle champêtre est un beau coléoptère vert, parfois bleuâtre, plus rarement noirâtre. C'est un insecte chasseur redoutable d'une grande rapidité et d'un appétit féroce. Elle attrape ses proies à la course et effectue des vols courts en cas de danger. Sa larve, également carnivore, vit dans un terrier vertical où elle attend qu'une proie passe à sa portée.