Heterochaeta 5

Artist: Igor Siwanowicz;
Exposure Date: 2010:07:01 22:05:17;
ImageDescription: African Giant Stick Mantis ( Heterochaeta Orientalis ), portrait of a sub-adult male cleaning its tibia. A large species - an adult female can be 15 cm long.Grooming behavior is an adaptation to predatory lifestyle; remains of last meal might attract opportunistic mites or fungi.The powerful front legs are adapted for grasping and are equipped with several sets of sharp spikes and thorns. Mantis’s grasping action is incredibly rapid – the motion is barely a blur if it is perceived at all.;
Make: Canon;
Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II;
ExposureTime: 1/125 s;
FNumber: f/13;
ISOSpeedRatings: 250;
ExposureProgram: Manual;
ExposureBiasValue: 0/1;
MeteringMode: Pattern;
Flash: Flash fired, compulsory flash mode;
FocalLength: 65 mm;
Software: Adobe Photoshop CS5.1 Windows;