One Big Bug with HX1

[Stephen McDonald]

This Praying Mantis was out on a street in the undeveloped development above my house. It's wearing its summertime tan camouflage skin, to blend with the dead grass where it's usually found. In the Spring, it has a green skin. It appears to be shedding the skin on one side of its head. I was amazed how fast it was on its feet. Other insects that are its prey, wouldn't have a chance to outrun its long strides. I escorted it back into the grass, before I left.





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Steve McDonald
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[nemo6666]

Finally some nice bugs from the HX1.

Just wonder what happened with the right image sensor of the bug, why is it black?
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[Yehuda Katz]

Nice job, Steve.
Yehuda

This Praying Mantis was out on a street in the undeveloped development above my house. It's wearing its summertime tan camouflage skin, to blend with the dead grass where it's usually found. In the Spring, it has a green skin. It appears to be shedding the skin on one side of its head. I was amazed how fast it was on its feet. Other insects that are its prey, wouldn't have a chance to outrun its long strides. I escorted it back into the grass, before I left.





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Steve McDonald
http://www.flickr.com/photos/22121562@N00/
http://www.vimeo.com/user458315/videos



http://video.yahoo.com/people/4019627

 

[Stephen McDonald]

Finally some nice bugs from the HX1.

Just wonder what happened with the right image sensor of the bug, why is it black?
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The mantis may be shedding its skin and that eye is the first part. The contour of the black eye is the same as the one on the left side, so I don't think it's damaged. Maybe a mantis expert can explain what's happening to it. Thanks for the comment.
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Steve McDonald
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[Stephen McDonald]

Nice job, Steve.
Yehuda

Thanks very much, Yehuda. I've seen them up on hillsides in the Spring, when they're green like the new grass. I don't know if they shed their skin in order to change colors or if they can change colors without shedding. In any case, I wouldn't like to see one of them coming, if I were a bug.
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[Stephen McDonald]

Here's the link to the video I shot of the Praying Mantis. It moved so fast when it ran, I couldn't get the camera on it, so I had to settle for a slow walk. If you have broadband, click on the fullscreen logo on the right side and set scaling to Off, in the upper right corner.
http://www.vimeo.com/6310579
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[Jerry Stevens]

I have not seen one of these (live) in a long time. Thanks for the video! Point of reference, the body of the mantis is blown out. Did you have the metering on multi or centering? If you were in multi mode, then I suppose the dark background with the very light tan body of the mantis were too much for the cam to average out in bright sunlight.
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Jerry (Gerald L. Stevens)

 

[NParke]

Haha! You got me! I was thinking "Oh no! a software bug!"

 

[B Gavin]

Very nice Steve!
I haven't seen one of those in a LONG time!

BG
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A squirrel in the hand is much harder to shoot than two in the bush!!