Philip Dalton / Eruopean praying mantis (Mantis religiosa) and brown cricket on flowers, Europe

Wild Wonders of Europe / Möllers / Female European praying mantis (Mantis religiosa) portrait, Sardinia, Italy, September 2008. WWE INDOOR EXHIBITION

Michel Poinsignon / European praying mantis {Mantis religiosa} on hawthorn berries, Lorraine, France

Wild Wonders of Europe / Zankl / Mantis on vegetation near the sand dunes, Dalyan Delta, Turkey, August 2009

Stephen Dalton / Ethiopian praying mantis {Miomantis abyssinica} in flight

Stephen Dalton / Ethiopian mantis {Miomantis abyssinica} portrait, controlled conditions.

Stephen Dalton / Ethiopian praying mantis {Miomantis abyssinica} in flight

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

Rod Williams / Giant asian praying mantis {Hierodula membranacea} male, captive from India

Nick Garbutt / Praying mantis {Mantodea} Ranomafana NP, Madagascar.

Rolf Nussbaumer / Praying mantis {Mantidea} cleaning antenna, Texas, USA.

Rolf Nussbaumer / Praying mantis {Mantidea} on Texas lantana flowers, Texas, USA.