[Praying mantis]. From the portfolio: A Sham Saint or the story of the sad end of a Blue Bottle Fly

Name[Praying mantis]. From the portfolio: A Sham Saint or the story of the sad end of a Blue Bottle Fly

ProductionRichard Sharell; photographer; May 1940; New Zealand

Classificationblack-and-white prints, gelatin silver prints, black-and-white photographs

Materialsphotographic gelatin, silver, photographic paper, cardboard

Materials Summaryblack and white photograph, gelatin silver print

Techniquesblack-and-white photography

DimensionsImage: 103mm (height), 78mm (length)

Registration NumberO.033093

Number one in a series of seven. A close-up view of a praying mantis sitting on the tip of a plant.

Caption: 'As if in an attitude of worship the praying Mantis Orthoderaministralis sits in expectation of its prey'.