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Large Brown Mantid
Excellent macro picture of a juvenile Large Brown Mantid, Archimantis latistyla. Taken in Swifts Creek, Victoria in Dec 2006. Specimen size is approx 3-4 cm.

Appears in Mantidae and Mantinae

MER-C 02:40, 6 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Support Self Nom. --Fir0002 05:06, 30 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Oppose with regret. Technically well done, but there are issues which prevent me from supporting: First, the artificial background, and especially the double shadows. (No, editing them out won't help - you need bigger 'brellas, or a shooting tent for stuff like this!) Second, the shallow DOF. If photographed in nature, I might excuse a somewhat shallow DOF, but not in a "studio shot" like this. --Janke | Talk 06:25, 30 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Oppose per Janke 8thstar 15:26, 30 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Oppose That shallow DOF spoils the pic for me - Adrian Pingstone 22:30, 30 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Oppose DOF. With a controlled shot, you might be able to focus bracket the subject so everything is in focus.--HereToHelp 01:42, 31 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Weak oppose. Again, a nice shot by Fir with DOF problems on small subjects. Per Janke. -- Tewy  06:16, 31 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Weak Oppose - They've landed - M rug  2  00:47, 1 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Oppose Looks washed out. I'm sure it's a pale bug, but if the background were darker than the bug, it'd pop out).  The blurry abdomen and two shadows also ruin it for me.  Enuja 02:31, 3 April 2007 (UTC)