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As with all design work, it is sometimes hard to decide when you’re finished. This model needed some more shaping to give it a better posture and more stability – it now stands on its own legs. I think I’ll leave it at that.

#origami
#origamiinsects
#prayingmantis

Look what landed on my arm today. While working on my balcony garden, I felt this on my arm, at first I thought it's worm, but then I saw it.

It's a baby praying mantis.

It's so tiny (4-6mm) and so fragile. Put it on one my plants that has a few aphids on it so it can have a fiest.

I feel so lucky. They are really rare here.

#PrayingMantis #Bugs #Gardening #BalconyGarden #ContainerGarden #GrowOwnFood #Aphids @gardening

Only a few days until we’ll be heading south. Very much looking forward to seeing one of these in their habitat.

Praying mantis, designed by Satoshi Kamiya, folded by me from a 48 cm square of single tissue paper.

#holidays
#prayingmantis
#origami

Found a visitor in my bedroom. Gave it a gentle heave-ho onto the outside hedge. #PrayingMantis

Drawing a praying mantis for Drawabox! They're super skinny with such long legs...

#art #mastoart #mastoartist #fediart #drawabox #drawing #prayingmantis #mantis #bug #insect #nature #creativetoots #animal #ink #pen @drawing #tiffart