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Tropical shield mantis (Choeradodis sp.) Sumaco National Park, Napo, Ecuador
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Lucas Bustamante / Tropical shield mantis (Choeradodis sp.) Sumaco National Park, Napo, Ecuador
Tropical shield mantis (Choeradodis sp.) (Possibly C. rhombicollis) Canande, Esmeraldas, Ecuador.
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Lucas Bustamante / Tropical shield mantis (Choeradodis sp.) (Possibly C. rhombicollis) Canande, Esmeraldas, Ecuador.
Tropical shield mantis (Choeradodis rhombicollis) in defensive position, on flower, Chinambi, Carchi, Ecuador.
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Lucas Bustamante / Tropical shield mantis (Choeradodis rhombicollis) in defensive position, on flower, Chinambi, Carchi, Ecuador.
Close up of a Cryptic mantis (Sibylla pretiosia) catching and eating a fruit fly, UK. Captive.
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James Dunbar / Close up of a Cryptic mantis (Sibylla pretiosia) catching and eating a fruit fly, UK. Captive.
Close up of a Cryptic mantis (Sibylla pretiosia) catching and eating a fruit fly, UK. Captive.
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James Dunbar / Close up of a Cryptic mantis (Sibylla pretiosia) catching and eating a fruit fly, UK. Captive.
Leaf mantis (Choeradodis sp.) Tortuguero National Park, Costa Rica.
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Nick Hawkins / Leaf mantis (Choeradodis sp.) Tortuguero National Park, Costa Rica.
Praying Mantis (Empusa pennata) nymph, Galicia, Spain
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Brais Seara Fernandez/ BIA / Praying Mantis (Empusa pennata) nymph, Galicia, Spain
Devil's Praying Mantis (Idolomantis diabolica) in defensive posture, Tanzania
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Thomas Marent / Devil's Praying Mantis (Idolomantis diabolica) in defensive posture, Tanzania
Grass Mantis (Schizocephala bicornis) photographed on a white background. Captive, originating from India.
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Alex Hyde / Grass Mantis (Schizocephala bicornis) photographed on a white background. Captive, originating from India.
Spectral Tarsier (Tarsius tarsier) feeding on preying mantis in strangler fig tree, Tangkoko National Park, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
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Juergen Freund / Spectral Tarsier (Tarsius tarsier) feeding on preying mantis in strangler fig tree, Tangkoko National Park, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
European praying mantis (Mantis religiosa) on plant, Alsace, France, September.
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Benjamin Barthelemy,Benjamin Barthelemy / European praying mantis (Mantis religiosa) on plant, Alsace, France, September.
Mantid (Mantidae), Woburn, Massachusetts
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Piotr Naskrecki / Mantid (Mantidae), Woburn, Massachusetts
Mantid (Taumantis sp) instar, Woburn, Massachusetts
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Piotr Naskrecki / Mantid (Taumantis sp) instar, Woburn, Massachusetts
Mantid (Hemiempusa capensis), Western Cape, South Africa
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Piotr Naskrecki / Mantid (Hemiempusa capensis), Western Cape, South Africa
Spiny flower mantis (Pseudocreobotra wahlbergii) in threat display with wings extended showing eye spots on wing cases. Captive, originating from Africa.
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Alex Hyde / Spiny flower mantis (Pseudocreobotra wahlbergii) in threat display with wings extended showing eye spots on wing cases. Captive, originating from Africa.
Spiny flower mantis (Pseudocreobotra wahlbergii) shedding skin. Captive, originating from Africa.
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Alex Hyde / Spiny flower mantis (Pseudocreobotra wahlbergii) shedding skin. Captive, originating from Africa.
African Savannah Mantid (Polyspilota aeruginosa) in defensive posture, Mantadia National Park, Madagascar
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Thomas Marent / African Savannah Mantid (Polyspilota aeruginosa) in defensive posture, Mantadia National Park, Madagascar
Orchid Mantis (Hymenopus coronatus) camouflaged on flower, Borneo, Malaysia
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Thomas Marent / Orchid Mantis (Hymenopus coronatus) camouflaged on flower, Borneo, Malaysia
African Praying Mantis (Sphodromantis lineola) female, Africa
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Mark Moffett / African Praying Mantis (Sphodromantis lineola) female, Africa
African Savannah Mantid (Polyspilota aeruginosa) clinging to stick at sunset, Guinea, West Africa
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Piotr Naskrecki / African Savannah Mantid (Polyspilota aeruginosa) clinging to stick at sunset, Guinea, West Africa
Praying Mantis (Mantis sp), Ndumo Game Reserve, South Africa
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Gerry Ellis / Praying Mantis (Mantis sp), Ndumo Game Reserve, South Africa
Orchid Mantis (Hymenopus coronatus) and orchid flower, Malaysia
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Michael & Patricia Fogden / Orchid Mantis (Hymenopus coronatus) and orchid flower, Malaysia
Mantis (Leptomantella sp.) transparent exoskeleton with crawling on a leaf, Lambir Hills National Park, Sarawak, Borneo. Highly commended in the Macro Category of the MontPhoto Competition 2019.
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Emanuele Biggi / Mantis (Leptomantella sp.) transparent exoskeleton with crawling on a leaf, Lambir Hills National Park, Sarawak, Borneo. Highly commended in the Macro Category of the MontPhoto Competition 2019.
Praying mantis (possibly Coptopteryx sp.) male, Atlantic forest,  Itatiaia National Park, Brazil. Meetyourneighbours.net project.
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MYN / Joao P. Burini / Praying mantis (possibly Coptopteryx sp.) male, Atlantic forest, Itatiaia National Park, Brazil. Meetyourneighbours.net project.
Praying mantis (possibly Coptopteryx sp.) male, Atlantic forest,  Itatiaia National Park, Brazil. Meetyourneighbours.net project.
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MYN / Joao P. Burini / Praying mantis (possibly Coptopteryx sp.) male, Atlantic forest, Itatiaia National Park, Brazil. Meetyourneighbours.net project.
Male praying mantis (possibly Coptopteryx sp.) Atlantic forest  Itatiaia National Park, Brazil March 2018 Meetyourneighbours.net project.
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MYN / Joao P. Burini / Male praying mantis (possibly Coptopteryx sp.) Atlantic forest Itatiaia National Park, Brazil March 2018 Meetyourneighbours.net project.
Chinese peacock butterfly (Papilio bianor) drinking nectar from a Hibiscus flower. To maintain position it flaps the wings which pick up pollen on their undersides from the stamens placed on the end o...
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Heather Angel / Chinese peacock butterfly (Papilio bianor) drinking nectar from a Hibiscus flower. To maintain position it flaps the wings which pick up pollen on their undersides from the stamens placed on the end o...
European mantis (Mantis religiosa) hunting swarming Pale burrower mayfly (Ephoron virgo), mayflies recently hatched. Tudela, La Ribera de Navarra, Navarre, Spain. August.
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Eduardo Blanco / European mantis (Mantis religiosa) hunting swarming Pale burrower mayfly (Ephoron virgo), mayflies recently hatched. Tudela, La Ribera de Navarra, Navarre, Spain. August.
European mantis (Mantis religiosa) hunting swarming Pale burrower mayfly (Ephoron virgo), mayflies recently hatched. Tudela, La Ribera de Navarra, Navarre, Spain. August.
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Eduardo Blanco / European mantis (Mantis religiosa) hunting swarming Pale burrower mayfly (Ephoron virgo), mayflies recently hatched. Tudela, La Ribera de Navarra, Navarre, Spain. August.
Praying mantis (Sphodromantis sp.), Sabangau (peat-swamp) Forest, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia.
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Duncan Murrell / Praying mantis (Sphodromantis sp.), Sabangau (peat-swamp) Forest, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia.
Tropical Shield Mantis (Choeradodis sp.) grooming feet, Sumaco National Park, Napo, Ecuador
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Lucas Bustamante / Tropical Shield Mantis (Choeradodis sp.) grooming feet, Sumaco National Park, Napo, Ecuador
European dwarf mantis (Ameles spallanzania / Ameles africana) hunting on grass stems on a beach, Sardinia, Italy, June.
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Nick Upton / European dwarf mantis (Ameles spallanzania / Ameles africana) hunting on grass stems on a beach, Sardinia, Italy, June.
European dwarf mantis (Ameles spallanzania / Ameles africana) male hunting on Sea holly flowers (Eryngium maritimum) on a beach, Sardinia, Italy, June.
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Nick Upton / European dwarf mantis (Ameles spallanzania / Ameles africana) male hunting on Sea holly flowers (Eryngium maritimum) on a beach, Sardinia, Italy, June.
European mantis (Mantis religiosa) gravid female on flower head, Vendee, France, October.
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Loic Poidevin / European mantis (Mantis religiosa) gravid female on flower head, Vendee, France, October.
European mantis (Mantis religiosa) ootheca, Vendee, France, October.
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Loic Poidevin / European mantis (Mantis religiosa) ootheca, Vendee, France, October.
Ghost mantis (Phyllocrania paradoxa) female, captive, originating from Africa.
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Alex Hyde / Ghost mantis (Phyllocrania paradoxa) female, captive, originating from Africa.
European mantis (Mantis religiosa) female, Vendee, France,October.
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Loic Poidevin / European mantis (Mantis religiosa) female, Vendee, France,October.
Hooded / Leaf Mantis (Choeradodis sp.) camouflaged amongst understory vegetation in cloud forest, Manu Biosphere Reserve, Peru. November.
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Alex Hyde / Hooded / Leaf Mantis (Choeradodis sp.) camouflaged amongst understory vegetation in cloud forest, Manu Biosphere Reserve, Peru. November.
Mantid (Rhomboderella thorectes) exuvia, Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique
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Piotr Naskrecki / Mantid (Rhomboderella thorectes) exuvia, Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique
Mantid (Phasmomantis championi), Costa Rica
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Piotr Naskrecki / Mantid (Phasmomantis championi), Costa Rica
Praying Mantis (Idolomorpha dentifrons)grooming its antenna, Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique
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Piotr Naskrecki / Praying Mantis (Idolomorpha dentifrons)grooming its antenna, Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique
Praying Mantis (Otomantis scutigera), newly hatched young with oothecas, Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique
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Piotr Naskrecki / Praying Mantis (Otomantis scutigera), newly hatched young with oothecas, Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique
Mantid (Miomantis sp) female feeding on male after mating, Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique
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Piotr Naskrecki / Mantid (Miomantis sp) female feeding on male after mating, Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique
European Mantid (Mantis religiosa) female feeding on male after mating, Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique
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Piotr Naskrecki / European Mantid (Mantis religiosa) female feeding on male after mating, Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique
Mantid (Taumantis globiceps) pair mating, Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique
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Piotr Naskrecki / Mantid (Taumantis globiceps) pair mating, Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique
Mantid (Dystacta alticeps), Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique
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Piotr Naskrecki / Mantid (Dystacta alticeps), Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique
Mantid (Taumantis globiceps), Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique
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Piotr Naskrecki / Mantid (Taumantis globiceps), Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique
Mantid (Mantidae) juvenile, Cuc Phuong National Park, Vietnam
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Paul Bertner / Mantid (Mantidae) juvenile, Cuc Phuong National Park, Vietnam
Praying mantis (Tenodera sp) on plant at night. Wuliangshan Nature Reserve, Jingdong, Yunnan Province, China.
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Magnus Lundgren / Wild Wonders of China / Praying mantis (Tenodera sp) on plant at night. Wuliangshan Nature Reserve, Jingdong, Yunnan Province, China.
Praying mantis (Tenodera sp) on plant at night. Wuliangshan Nature Reserve, Jingdong, Yunnan Province, China.
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Magnus Lundgren / Wild Wonders of China / Praying mantis (Tenodera sp) on plant at night. Wuliangshan Nature Reserve, Jingdong, Yunnan Province, China.
Brown bearded sugar ant (Camponotus terebrans) William Bay National Park, Western Australia. Meetyourneighbours.net project.
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MYN / Lily Kumpe / Brown bearded sugar ant (Camponotus terebrans) William Bay National Park, Western Australia. Meetyourneighbours.net project.
Burying mantid (Sphodropoda sp) nymph, Queensland, Australia. Meetyourneighbours.net project.
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MYN / Lily Kumpe / Burying mantid (Sphodropoda sp) nymph, Queensland, Australia. Meetyourneighbours.net project.
Burying mantid (Sphodropoda sp) nymph, Queensland, Australia. Meetyourneighbours.net project.
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MYN / Lily Kumpe / Burying mantid (Sphodropoda sp) nymph, Queensland, Australia. Meetyourneighbours.net project.
Slender praying mantis (Eumusonia sp) Tapirai, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Atlantic forest. Meetyourneighbours.net project.
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MYN / Joao P. Burini / Slender praying mantis (Eumusonia sp) Tapirai, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Atlantic forest. Meetyourneighbours.net project.
European mantis (Mantis religiosa)female silhouetted, Cantabria, Spain.
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Juan Carlos Munoz / European mantis (Mantis religiosa)female silhouetted, Cantabria, Spain.
European mantis (Mantis religiosa),Cantabria, Spain.
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Juan Carlos Munoz / European mantis (Mantis religiosa),Cantabria, Spain.
European mantis (Mantis religiosa),Cantabria, Spain.
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Juan Carlos Munoz / European mantis (Mantis religiosa),Cantabria, Spain.
European mantis (Mantis religiosa),Cantabria, Spain.
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Juan Carlos Munoz / European mantis (Mantis religiosa),Cantabria, Spain.
European mantis (Mantis religiosa) female on hawthorn, Cantabria, Spain.
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Juan Carlos Munoz / European mantis (Mantis religiosa) female on hawthorn, Cantabria, Spain.
European mantis (Mantis religiosa),Cantabria, Spain.
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Juan Carlos Munoz / European mantis (Mantis religiosa),Cantabria, Spain.
European mantis (Mantis religiosa) female on fern, Cantabria, Spain. September.
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Juan Carlos Munoz / European mantis (Mantis religiosa) female on fern, Cantabria, Spain. September.
European mantis (Mantis religiosa),Cantabria, Spain.
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Juan Carlos Munoz / European mantis (Mantis religiosa),Cantabria, Spain.
European mantis (Mantis religiosa),Cantabria, Spain.
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Juan Carlos Munoz / European mantis (Mantis religiosa),Cantabria, Spain.
European mantis (Mantis religiosa),Cantabria, Spain.
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Juan Carlos Munoz / European mantis (Mantis religiosa),Cantabria, Spain.
European mantis (Mantis religiosa) female on fern, Cantabria, Spain. September.
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Juan Carlos Munoz / European mantis (Mantis religiosa) female on fern, Cantabria, Spain. September.
European mantis (Mantis religiosa) female, Cantabria, Spain. September.
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Juan Carlos Munoz / European mantis (Mantis religiosa) female, Cantabria, Spain. September.
Mantid (Brancsikia aeroplana) female camouflaged in leaf litter, Andasibe, Madagascar
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Chien Lee / Mantid (Brancsikia aeroplana) female camouflaged in leaf litter, Andasibe, Madagascar
European mantis (Mantis religiosa) on flower (Jacobaea maritima) Vendee, France, September
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Loic Poidevin / European mantis (Mantis religiosa) on flower (Jacobaea maritima) Vendee, France, September
European mantis (Mantis religiosa) gravid female feeding on spider on  Silver ragwort (Jacobaea maritima) Vendee, France, September.
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Loic Poidevin / European mantis (Mantis religiosa) gravid female feeding on spider on Silver ragwort (Jacobaea maritima) Vendee, France, September.
Green mantis (Gildella suavis) staying low to cast less shadows on the leaf, Mulu National Park, Sabah, Borneo.
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Emanuele Biggi / Green mantis (Gildella suavis) staying low to cast less shadows on the leaf, Mulu National Park, Sabah, Borneo.
Green mantis (Gildella suavis) feeding, Mulu National Park, Sabah, Borneo.
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Emanuele Biggi / Green mantis (Gildella suavis) feeding, Mulu National Park, Sabah, Borneo.
Mantis (Gildella suavis) feeding on cricket at night, Mulu National Park, Sabah, Borneo.
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Emanuele Biggi / Mantis (Gildella suavis) feeding on cricket at night, Mulu National Park, Sabah, Borneo.
Mantis (Gildella suavis) feeding, Mulu National Park, Sabah, Borneo.
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Emanuele Biggi / Mantis (Gildella suavis) feeding, Mulu National Park, Sabah, Borneo.
Mantis (Gildella suavis) Mulu National Park, Sabah, Borneo.
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Emanuele Biggi / Mantis (Gildella suavis) Mulu National Park, Sabah, Borneo.
Mantis (Gildella suavis) silhouetted against light through leaf, Mulu National Park, Sabah, Borneo.
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Emanuele Biggi / Mantis (Gildella suavis) silhouetted against light through leaf, Mulu National Park, Sabah, Borneo.
Mantis (Gildella suavis) silhouetted against light through leaf, Mulu National Park, Sabah, Borneo.
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Emanuele Biggi / Mantis (Gildella suavis) silhouetted against light through leaf, Mulu National Park, Sabah, Borneo.
Praying mantis ootheca hatching, Botswana
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Emanuele Biggi / Praying mantis ootheca hatching, Botswana
Preying mantis (Ligariella sp), well camouflaged, Namibia
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Emanuele Biggi / Preying mantis (Ligariella sp), well camouflaged, Namibia
Giant African mantis (Sphodromantis viridis) portrait, captive, occurs in West Africa.
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Edwin Giesbers / Giant African mantis (Sphodromantis viridis) portrait, captive, occurs in West Africa.
Giant African mantis (Sphodromantis viridis) portrait viewed from below, captive, occurs in West Africa.
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Edwin Giesbers / Giant African mantis (Sphodromantis viridis) portrait viewed from below, captive, occurs in West Africa.
Giant African mantis (Sphodromantis viridis) portrait, captive, occurs in West Africa.
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Edwin Giesbers / Giant African mantis (Sphodromantis viridis) portrait, captive, occurs in West Africa.
African mantis (Sphodromantis gastrica) upside down on twig, captive, occurs in Africa.
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Edwin Giesbers / African mantis (Sphodromantis gastrica) upside down on twig, captive, occurs in Africa.
Peruvian mantis (Oxyopsis peruviana) silhouette with sun behind, captive, occurs in South America.
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Edwin Giesbers / Peruvian mantis (Oxyopsis peruviana) silhouette with sun behind, captive, occurs in South America.
Peruvian mantis (Oxyopsis peruviana) silhouette with sun behind, captive, occurs in South America.
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Edwin Giesbers / Peruvian mantis (Oxyopsis peruviana) silhouette with sun behind, captive, occurs in South America.
African twig mantis (Popa spurca) on twig, captive, occurs in Africa.
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Edwin Giesbers / African twig mantis (Popa spurca) on twig, captive, occurs in Africa.
African twig mantis (Popa spurca) on twig, captive, occurs in Africa.
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Edwin Giesbers / African twig mantis (Popa spurca) on twig, captive, occurs in Africa.
African twig mantis (Popa spurca) on twig, captive, occurs in Africa.
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Edwin Giesbers / African twig mantis (Popa spurca) on twig, captive, occurs in Africa.
Spiny flower mantis (Pseudocreobotra wahlbergii) with wings expanded, captive, occurs in Africa.
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Edwin Giesbers / Spiny flower mantis (Pseudocreobotra wahlbergii) with wings expanded, captive, occurs in Africa.
Spiny flower mantis (Pseudocreobotra wahlbergii) high angle view, captive, occurs in Africa.
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Edwin Giesbers / Spiny flower mantis (Pseudocreobotra wahlbergii) high angle view, captive, occurs in Africa.
Spiny flower mantis (Pseudocreobotra wahlbergii) high angle view, captive, occurs in Africa.
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Edwin Giesbers / Spiny flower mantis (Pseudocreobotra wahlbergii) high angle view, captive, occurs in Africa.
Spiny flower mantis (Pseudocreobotra wahlbergii) captive, occurs in Africa.
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Edwin Giesbers / Spiny flower mantis (Pseudocreobotra wahlbergii) captive, occurs in Africa.
Peacock mantis (Pseudempusa pinnapavonis) in defensive posture; captive occurs in Burma and Thailand.
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Edwin Giesbers / Peacock mantis (Pseudempusa pinnapavonis) in defensive posture; captive occurs in Burma and Thailand.
Peacock mantis (Pseudempusa pinnapavonis) in defensive posture; captive occurs in Burma and Thailand.
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Edwin Giesbers / Peacock mantis (Pseudempusa pinnapavonis) in defensive posture; captive occurs in Burma and Thailand.
Peacock mantis (Pseudempusa pinnapavonis) in defensive posture; captive occurs in Burma and Thailand.
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Edwin Giesbers / Peacock mantis (Pseudempusa pinnapavonis) in defensive posture; captive occurs in Burma and Thailand.
Ghost mantis (Phyllocrania paradoxa) captive occurs in Africa.
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Edwin Giesbers / Ghost mantis (Phyllocrania paradoxa) captive occurs in Africa.
RF - Ghost mantis (Phyllocrania paradoxa) captive occurs in Africa. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
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Edwin Giesbers / RF - Ghost mantis (Phyllocrania paradoxa) captive occurs in Africa. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)