Thomas Marent / Devil's Praying Mantis (Idolomantis diabolica) in defensive posture, Tanzania
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Alex Hyde / Grass Mantis (Schizocephala bicornis) photographed on a white background. Captive, originating from India.
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Juergen Freund / Spectral Tarsier (Tarsius tarsier) feeding on preying mantis in strangler fig tree, Tangkoko National Park, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
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Benjamin Barthelemy,Benjamin Barthelemy / European praying mantis (Mantis religiosa) on plant, Alsace, France, September.
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Piotr Naskrecki / Mantid (Mantidae), Woburn, Massachusetts
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Piotr Naskrecki / Mantid (Taumantis sp) instar, Woburn, Massachusetts
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Piotr Naskrecki / Mantid (Hemiempusa capensis), Western Cape, South 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.
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Alex Hyde / Spiny flower mantis (Pseudocreobotra wahlbergii) shedding skin. Captive, originating from Africa.
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Thomas Marent / African Savannah Mantid (Polyspilota aeruginosa) in defensive posture, Mantadia National Park, Madagascar
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Thomas Marent / Orchid Mantis (Hymenopus coronatus) camouflaged on flower, Borneo, Malaysia
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Mark Moffett / African Praying Mantis (Sphodromantis lineola) female, Africa
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Piotr Naskrecki / African Savannah Mantid (Polyspilota aeruginosa) clinging to stick at sunset, Guinea, West Africa
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Gerry Ellis / Praying Mantis (Mantis sp), Ndumo Game Reserve, South Africa
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Michael & Patricia Fogden / Orchid Mantis (Hymenopus coronatus) and orchid flower, Malaysia
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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.
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MYN / Joao P. Burini / 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.
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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.
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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...
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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.
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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.
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Duncan Murrell / Praying mantis (Sphodromantis sp.), Sabangau (peat-swamp) Forest, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia.
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Lucas Bustamante / Tropical Shield Mantis (Choeradodis sp.) grooming feet, Sumaco National Park, Napo, Ecuador
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Nick Upton / 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) male hunting on Sea holly flowers (Eryngium maritimum) on a beach, Sardinia, Italy, June.
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Loic Poidevin / European mantis (Mantis religiosa) gravid female on flower head, Vendee, France, October.
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Loic Poidevin / European mantis (Mantis religiosa) ootheca, Vendee, France, October.
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Alex Hyde / Ghost mantis (Phyllocrania paradoxa) female, captive, originating from Africa.
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Loic Poidevin / European mantis (Mantis religiosa) female, Vendee, France,October.
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Alex Hyde / Hooded / Leaf Mantis (Choeradodis sp.) camouflaged amongst understory vegetation in cloud forest, Manu Biosphere Reserve, Peru. November.
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Piotr Naskrecki / Mantid (Rhomboderella thorectes) exuvia, Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique
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Piotr Naskrecki / Mantid (Phasmomantis championi), Costa Rica
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Piotr Naskrecki / Praying Mantis (Idolomorpha dentifrons)grooming its antenna, Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique
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Piotr Naskrecki / Praying Mantis (Otomantis scutigera), newly hatched young with oothecas, Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique
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Piotr Naskrecki / Mantid (Miomantis sp) 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
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Piotr Naskrecki / Mantid (Taumantis globiceps) pair mating, Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique
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Piotr Naskrecki / Mantid (Dystacta alticeps), Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique
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Piotr Naskrecki / Mantid (Taumantis globiceps), Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique
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Paul Bertner / Mantid (Mantidae) juvenile, Cuc Phuong National Park, Vietnam
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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.
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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.
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MYN / Lily Kumpe / Brown bearded sugar ant (Camponotus terebrans) William Bay National Park, Western Australia. Meetyourneighbours.net project.
Edwin Giesbers / RF - Ghost mantis (Phyllocrania paradoxa) captive occurs in Africa. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)