Nick Upton / European dwarf mantis (Ameles spallanzania / Ameles africana) hunting on grass stems on a beach, Sardinia, Italy, June.

Nick Upton / European dwarf mantis (Ameles spallanzania / Ameles africana) male hunting on Sea holly flowers (Eryngium maritimum) on a beach, Sardinia, Italy, June.

Rod Williams / Question mark cockroaches (Therea olegrandjeani), captive

Loic Poidevin / European mantis (Mantis religiosa) gravid female on flower head, Vendee, France, October.

Loic Poidevin / European mantis (Mantis religiosa) ootheca, Vendee, France, October.

Steven David Miller / An arboreal termite nest (Order Isoptera) attached to a eucalyptus tree, Cania Gorge National Park, Queensland, Australia.

Alex Hyde / Ghost mantis (Phyllocrania paradoxa) female, captive, originating from Africa.

Angelo Gandolfi / Wood stork (Mycteria americana) flying over termite mounds amongst scattered trees. Cerrado, Brazil. 2010.

Angelo Gandolfi / Termite mounds in savannah with scattered trees. Cerrado, Brazil. 2010.

Loic Poidevin / European mantis (Mantis religiosa) female, Vendee, France,October.

Alex Hyde / Hooded / Leaf Mantis (Choeradodis sp.) camouflaged amongst understory vegetation in cloud forest, Manu Biosphere Reserve, Peru. November.

Magnus Lundgren / Wild Wonders of China / Praying mantis (Tenodera sp) on plant at night. Wuliangshan Nature Reserve, Jingdong, Yunnan Province, China.