Nope, it’s not a “summoning spell” cast by Harry Potter (1, 2, 3), it’s a Praying Mantis tattoo by Ken of Skin Flix Tattoos, Brunswick, Ohio.
^Pigmeu.
Photo by Flashone Photography.
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86 responses to “Mantis Religiosa”
love the idea!
someone make her a sandwich!!!
love the idea!
someone make her a sandwich!!!
Hey alriiightt, something local!! I live near Brunswick. Great tattoo, I <3 Mantises.
Hey alriiightt, something local!! I live near Brunswick. Great tattoo, I <3 Mantises.
chion wolf, your comment made me smile!
Lovely bug. Very pretty hair.
chion wolf, your comment made me smile!
Lovely bug. Very pretty hair.
Linda. Bela. Beautiful. Gorgeous.
Linda. Bela. Beautiful. Gorgeous.
so beautiful. and after sex she eats you. also nice
so beautiful. and after sex she eats you. also nice
Incredibly sexy!
Incredibly sexy!
i dont liked the angle would rather have seen it head thats just me
i dont liked the angle would rather have seen it head thats just me
Really lovely tattoo and girl, but there’s no need to suck in the stomach :/
Really lovely tattoo and girl, but there’s no need to suck in the stomach :/
my tattoo is in a similar spot but lower… and it was most painful towards the top of it.
that must’ve killed. props, it looks hot.
my tattoo is in a similar spot but lower… and it was most painful towards the top of it.
that must’ve killed. props, it looks hot.
Hubba hubba
Hubba hubba
Far too skinny, I hate it when you can see the ribcage and hipbones, it’s terrifying. The way she sucks in her stomach reminds me of the girls on those pro-ana communities. Give me a girl with a couple of curves any day, mmm.
OT: Lovely tattoo, I really love the placement 🙂
Far too skinny, I hate it when you can see the ribcage and hipbones, it’s terrifying. The way she sucks in her stomach reminds me of the girls on those pro-ana communities. Give me a girl with a couple of curves any day, mmm.
OT: Lovely tattoo, I really love the placement 🙂
Awesome tattoo, gorgeous girl! Love this photo.
Awesome tattoo, gorgeous girl! Love this photo.
Can’t we play nice?
She’s arching back a tad bit that’s why you can see her ribs.
But I love love love her fair skin and how great the linework looks against it.
Can’t we play nice?
She’s arching back a tad bit that’s why you can see her ribs.
But I love love love her fair skin and how great the linework looks against it.
Favorite picture of the year by far.
Favorite picture of the year by far.
“No, we can’t take a picture of just the tattoo itself! The rest of me has to be in it. Oh, and topless, too. Oh, and let me make a “sexy” pose. Yes, this photo is just about the tattoo.”
Attention whore spotted!
“No, we can’t take a picture of just the tattoo itself! The rest of me has to be in it. Oh, and topless, too. Oh, and let me make a “sexy” pose. Yes, this photo is just about the tattoo.”
Attention whore spotted!
I agree with Bleck, this would have been a much better photo if she was making a non-sexy pose, and we couldn’t see her face, and she was wearing a shirt over her tattoo.
Some girls need so much attention, geeze!
I agree with Bleck, this would have been a much better photo if she was making a non-sexy pose, and we couldn’t see her face, and she was wearing a shirt over her tattoo.
Some girls need so much attention, geeze!
bleck and criss, shut the hell up.
bleck and criss, shut the hell up.
I think it’s funny- I never even knew this was modblogged until just now- This photo was from a recent shoot at the time, and the photographer wasn’t TRYING to just take a photo of the tattoo 🙂
I think it’s funny- I never even knew this was modblogged until just now- This photo was from a recent shoot at the time, and the photographer wasn’t TRYING to just take a photo of the tattoo 🙂