Praying Mantis on Patio Chair

Even though our magnificent trip is over, I could not
resist posting these shots of a Praying Mantis I took this
evening on my patio chair on the deck.
Besides, it gave me a chance to
experiment with a closeup setting on the camera.

I found it uncanny how the Praying Mantis followed me
as I moved around the patio table with its eyes. Click on the
photo for a full view. Quite beautiful, in my opinion.