Going Buggy

Exploring the back yard with the macro lens is a good distraction while awaiting a solution to my on-again, off-again internet connection. Here is a young praying mantis, about half an inch long in real life, devouring a teeny winged bug.

This insect bears a frightening resemblance to the Asian Long-Horned Beetle, except that its body is green, not black and white. However, in a magnified view, one can see that its feet are blue on top, which is characteristic of the dreaded invader. Any entomologists out there with an opinion?

--Bernice Paglia