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6th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
A praying mantis - perched upside-down under a leaf - that had just captured a hornet.

A praying mantis - perched upside-down under a leaf - that had just captured a hornet.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 09.2006
Date Uploaded: 12.2008
Photo Location: Armenia
Camera: PENTAX Optio WP
Copyright: © Meg Stocker