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Mantis Greeting Card featuring the photograph Praying Mantis laying her egg casing and protecting her young by Leslie Crotty

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Praying Mantis laying her egg casing and protecting her young Greeting Card

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Our greeting cards are 5" x 7" in size and are produced on digital offset printers using 100 lb. paper stock. Each card is coated with a UV protectant on the outside surface which produces a semi-gloss finish. The inside of each card has a matte white finish and can be customized with your own message up to 500 characters in length. Each card comes with a white envelope for mailing or gift giving.

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This is a live female chinese mantis laying her eggs (egg casing) which can produce over one hundred baby mantises. It was taken in my photo studio... more

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Comments (12)

Elena Yakubovich

Elena Yakubovich

***Wonderful work! V!

Leslie Crotty replied:

THANKS SO MUCH ELENA FOR YOUR NICE COMMENT AND VOTING ON THIS IMAGE! LES

Jon Burch Photography

Jon Burch Photography

Very cool Leslie! Congratulations on your feature! (v)

Leslie Crotty replied:

THANKS SO MUCH JON FOR STOPPING BY VIEWING AND YOUR VOTE! LES

Sandi OReilly

Sandi OReilly

Wow!! voted.

Leslie Crotty replied:

THANKS SO MUCH SANDY FOR STOPPING BY AND YOUR VOTE! LES

Andrew Govan Dantzler

Andrew Govan Dantzler

Interesting experiment with great results. Great depth!! F V T L & G+ ... Elaine

Leslie Crotty replied:

THANKS SO MUCH FOR COMMENTING AND (F/V), LES

J B Thompson

J B Thompson

A beautiful shot, and I am intrigued by your technique. Where did you find this species of mantis? I was wondering how you got the butterflies to the orchids. Now I know. Jim

Leslie Crotty replied:

THANKS FOR COMMENTING AND VIEWING,LES

Loretta Luglio

Loretta Luglio

This is great! Thanks for commenting on my mandarins. V

Leslie Crotty replied:

THANKS LORETTA, LES AND YOUR WELCOME!

Peggy  Franz

Peggy Franz

Just very cool looking!!!! v/f/g+

Leslie Crotty replied:

THANKS AGAIN, LES

Xueling Zou

Xueling Zou

Wow, so beautiful and amazingly captured, Leslie! Love the colors, so cool! thank you for sharing your incredible pictures here, bravo!!

Leslie Crotty replied:

THANKS FOR YOUR COMMENT XUELING, LES

Kume Bryant

Kume Bryant

Amazing shot, beautiful!! f/v

Leslie Crotty replied:

THANK YOU KUME FOR YOUR NICE COMMENT AND F/V, LES

Tina Wenger

Tina Wenger

Amazing facts, glad you captured in time. Thanks for sharing. Lovely.

Leslie Crotty replied:

THANK YOU TINA, LES

Greeting Card Reviews (18538)

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April 23rd, 2024

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Lovely. Colors are true. Plan to purchase same image in a larger size.

Sherry Taylor

April 23rd, 2024

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Most precious card I've ever Boughton!! Thank you for such Excellent service & fast turnaround pleased A++

Karen Anderson

April 23rd, 2024

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I bought this in the greeting card form. I have been purchasing cards from Fine Art America for two or three years. Covid might have been some of the reason for looking for cards on the internet. Shops were closed. The main reason I buy cards from FAA is because I got tired of looking for cards at the usual card shops. I could find cards (sometimes) that looked good on the outside but the verses were terrible or it was the other way around...terrible on the outside but maybe a decent verse inside. I pick cards from FAA that fit with the occasion. I figure I can write something on the inside as good as any card company could. I wouldn't buy these cards if I didn't think they were wonderful. The cards are beautiful and excellent quality and the envelopes are equality as good. I am glad I can make a copy of what I've bought so I can keep track of who gets what card. I don't want to send the same card to someone twice. In this case, the card is going to someone for Mother's Day.

Karen Anderson

April 23rd, 2024

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I bought this in the greeting card form. I have been purchasing cards from Fine Art America for two or three years. Covid might have been some of the reason for looking for cards on the internet. Shops were closed. The main reason I buy cards from FAA is because I got tired of looking for cards at the usual card shops. I could find cards (sometimes) that looked good on the outside but the verses were terrible or it was the other way around...terrible on the outside but maybe a decent verse inside. I pick cards from FAA that fit with the occasion. I figure I can write something on the inside as good as any card company could. I wouldn't buy these cards if I didn't think they were wonderful. The cards are beautiful and excellent quality and the envelopes are equality as good. I am glad I can make a copy of what I've bought so I can keep track of who gets what card. I don't want to send the same card to someone twice. In this case, the card is going to someone for Mother's Day.

Karen Anderson

April 23rd, 2024

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I bought this in the greeting card form. I have been purchasing cards from Fine Art America for two or three years. Covid might have been some of the reason for looking for cards on the internet. Shops were closed. The main reason I buy cards from FAA is because I got tired of looking for cards at the usual card shops. I could find cards (sometimes) that looked good on the outside but the verses were terrible or it was the other way around...terrible on the outside but maybe a decent verse inside. I pick cards from FAA that fit with the occasion. I figure I can write something on the inside as good as any card company could. I wouldn't buy these cards if I didn't think they were wonderful. The cards are beautiful and excellent quality and the envelopes are equality as good. I am glad I can make a copy of what I've bought so I can keep track of who gets what card. I don't want to send the same card to someone twice. In this case, the card is going to someone for Mother's Day.

Karen Anderson

April 23rd, 2024

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I bought this in the greeting card form. I have been purchasing cards from Fine Art America for two or three years. Covid might have been some of the reason for looking for cards on the internet. Shops were closed. The main reason I buy cards from FAA is because I got tired of looking for cards at the usual card shops. I could find cards (sometimes) that looked good on the outside but the verses were terrible or it was the other way around...terrible on the outside but maybe a decent verse inside. I pick cards from FAA that fit with the occasion. I figure I can write something on the inside as good as any card company could. I wouldn't buy these cards if I didn't think they were wonderful. The cards are beautiful and excellent quality and the envelopes are equality as good. I am glad I can make a copy of what I've bought so I can keep track of who gets what card. I don't want to send the same card to someone twice. In this case, the card is going to someone for their birthday.

Artist's Description

This is a live female chinese mantis laying her eggs (egg casing) which can produce over one hundred baby mantises. It was taken in my photo studio using a 140 macro lens. I purchased this butterfly (citrus swallowtail) from a butterfly dealer, which I placed on the artificial plant to see what the female mantis what do! To my surprise, it appeared to react in a way where it was trying to protect it's young from this unwanted visitor! A very interesting scene. After photographing this, I immediately removed the butterfly before the mantis got to it, otherwise it would have damaged or possibly ruined it! They are expensive and you must be very careful when handling them, they are very fragile!

About Leslie Crotty

Leslie Crotty

Welcome to my website. I hope you enjoy the experience and leave here passionate about the art of photography. I'm a Calligrapher and Photographer and studied both at Queens College (CUNY). I have a real affinity for both, but recently had to put my Pen nib on hold. After many years of photographing Weddings, Communions, Birthday parties and many other events, I discovered that I had more enjoyment photographing unique subjects in my studio. As a young boy, growing up in Greenpoint Brooklyn, I would frequently play marbles in the streets next to the curb. It was here that I first noticed a Praying Mantis and was immediately fascinated by how interesting and beautiful this little creature was. A passer-by noticed how intrigued I was...

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