Fabio Liverani / Street scene in the Bidonville slums of Lagos, Nigeria, West Africa 2002

Brais Seara Fernandez/ BIA / Praying Mantis (Empusa pennata) nymph, Galicia, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Praying mantis {Empusa pennata} Sauceda, Caminomorisco, Las Hurdes, Caceres, Extremadura, Spain

Lorraine Bennery / Conehead mantis (Empusa pennata), Dourbie river, Gard Department, France, May.

Lorraine Bennery / Conehead mantis (Empusa pennata) male, Dourbie river, Gard Department, France, May.

Lorraine Bennery / Conehead mantis (Empusa pennata) nymph, Verdon Regional Natural Park, France, April.

Lorraine Bennery / Conehead mantis (Empusa pennata) nymph, Prealpes d'Azur Regional Natural Park, France, May.

Robert Thompson / Conehead mantis (Empusa pennata) male nymph on Naked man orchid (Orchis italica) Niscemi, Sicily, April.

Pascal Pittorino / Conehead mantis (Empusa pennata) subadult hanging from a branch, Var, Provence, France, April

Silvia Reiche / Praying Mantis (Empusa pennata), Luberon Valley, France

Adrian Davies / Conehead mantis (Empusa pennata), Provence, France, May.

MYN / Emanuele Biggi / Conehead mantis (Empusa pennata) nymph, Lerma, Italy, October. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Emanuele Biggi / Conehead mantis (Empusa pennata) nymph, Lerma, Italy, October. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Emanuele Biggi / Conehead mantis (Empusa pennata) nymph, Lerma, Italy, October. Meetyourneighbours.net project

Paul Harcourt Davies / Crested / Conehead / Praying Mantis (Empusa pennata) portrait on wooddland vegetation, Orvieto, Tuscany, Italy, Europe.

Silvia Reiche / Praying Mantis (Empusa pennata), St. Nazaire le Desert, France

Silvia Reiche / Praying Mantis (Empusa pennata), St. Nazaire le Desert, France

Albert Lleal / Praying Mantis (Empusa pennata) nymph on berries, Barcelona, Spain

Albert Lleal / Praying Mantis (Empusa pennata) male on flower, Spain

Albert Lleal / Praying Mantis (Empusa pennata) male on flower, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Praying mantis hangs off branch (Empusa pennata) Cabaneros NP, Cuidad Real, Spain

Bernard Castelein / Praying mantis (Empusa pennata) Lake Baja, Turkey

Niall Benvie / Praying mantis (Empusa pennata)

Hans Christoph Kappel / Praying mantis nymph, Germany

Roman Willi / RF - Conehead mantis (Empusa pennata) resting on a plant stem, camouflaged, Mlini, Croatia. September. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)

Lorraine Bennery / Conehead mantis (Empusa pennata) nymph on dried plant stem, Toulourenc valley, France.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Conehead mantis (Empusa pennata) male, camouflaged on a grass stem, Orvieto, Umbria, Italy. June.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Conehead mantis (Empusa pennata) male, portrait, Orvieto, Umbria, Italy

Paul Harcourt Davies / Conehead mantis (Empusa pennata) crawling up a plant stem. Orvieto, Umbria, Italy. June.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Conehead mantis (Empusa pennata) resting on flowering lavender, Umbria, Italy. June.

Robert Pickett / Cone-head Mantis (Empusa pennata) in striking posture, Provence, France