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