Disgusting Beauty

I found this praying mantis on my door late last night. You have to look at the full sized version of the pics to really appreciate them.

I'm just glad things like this are only about 3 inches long instead of 3 feet. Not something I'd want hunting me in the woods.

It would be tough for a graphic designer to come up with a creepier looking predator than this thing. It would certainly be difficult for a digital version to have the level of detail in the real thing.