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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Lorraine Bennery / Praying mantis (Ameles decolor) female, Baronnies Provençales Regional Natural Park, France, September.
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Lorraine Bennery / One euro coin compared with the size of a Praying mantis (Ameles decolor) female eating male after mating, Vaucluse, France, September.
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Lorraine Bennery / European dwarf mantid (Ameles spallanziana), Crete island, Greece, April.
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Lorraine Bennery / Praying mantis (Ameles decolor) female eating a male after mating, Vaucluse, France, September.
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Lorraine Bennery / Praying mantis (Ameles decolor) female eating a male after mating, Vaucluse, France, September
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Paul Harcourt Davies / European dwarf mantis (Ameles spallanzania) resting on dried plant stem, nr Allerona, Umbria, Italy. July.
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Lorraine Bennery / Mantis (Ameles sp.) nymph on Orchid (Ophrys polyxo), Laerma, Rhodes Island, Greece, March.