Religiously Mantis - Pics series: 20 shots + video!

Hello everybody!! This is my first post here in Photography Lovers Community!!

The moment has come! I'll be able to share my material!!

My name is Belén and one of my passions is photography! I really can spend hours taking one good picture or video. Right now I'm traveling and I'm trying to make the money to buy a good camera and a drone.

My device nowadays is an iPhone 12 Pro, which I bought to take good pictures during my journey.

It's not a camera, but I really love my phone because I consider its pictures are almost professional quality.

So... I'll share my content taken with an iPhone 12 Pro. I have some old good material taken with an iPhone 8 Plus (when I share those pics, I'll let you know).

My first post will be about a little buddy that I fund in my first volunteering experience, just a month after leaving my country:

A Praying Mantis

I was on my computer, sitting in the common area of the hostel, and I saw a movement a few meters far from me. I realized about it as soon as I saw it: a praying mantis was there.

Its movement is fancy, majesty, slow, and they really know who is around. If you get closer to them, they can even look at you... You will see it in this series.

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I don't really like insects, but this one is an exception to me. Praying mantis for me is more an animal than an insect.

I consider them simply beautiful.

Its color is green, a wonderful green that can easily merge with the leaves of a plant or a tree.

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You can find this insect in nature, mostly in open places with balanced weather. Is common to see them in summer, they tend to go out and explore.

It's an insect that won't hurt you at all, s if you see a mantis, please just observe it and let it go, because they are in their own world, and they won't disturb you.

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This mantis was inside of the house, and we never knew how he or she went inside the hall. I said we because we were 3 volunteers looking at the mantis.

I ran to look for my phone, the insect was so calm there and was enjoying so much this lamp, that it was my moment to take pictures.

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As you can see, our friend was literally taking a look at me, I think he/she even tried to pose for the shots, until he/she got tired of my persecution, lol.

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I'm sure this animal had a diva-spirit, lol. I could take many pictures as I wanted.

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I really hope you've liked my post!! I'm very happy to share this content here!!

Thanks a lot for reading my post!!

Have a wonderful day!

Belu