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Another beautiful pink toned Golden Hierodula! Of my 3 girls, 1 is golden, and 2 are pink like this. I shall name her… Pinkie Supreme…….

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Praying Mantis in Amber (Hymenaea protera, Oligocene) - Dominican Republic

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Man vs. Mantis slap fight. [full video]

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Spiny flower mantis, Pseudocreobotra wahlbergii

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Little precious

#mantis #insect

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The only good thing that happened today is I found a pretty praying mantis

#mantis

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a young man

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smol cat

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I don’t recognise the species, but it’s such  a beautiful colour!

I’m sorry, but I think I’m smitten.

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Goodness! What an incredible species!

LSAB the African twig mantis

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“Good tea.”

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A colorfull mantis.

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Scrap Metal Praying Mantis - Stainless Steel Sculpture

This sculpture is made from a collection of scrap stainless steel cutlery and used bicycle pieces. I wanted the piece to have a sleek, mirrored, mechanical look which would describe the creatures precise and efficient anatomy.

Mantids are masters of stealth and ambush prey by camouflaging themselves against the surrounding plant life.

> GreenHandSculpture / Etsy

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Fleur got out and killed my Goliath stick insect nymph. Not 15 minutes later, she’s trying to kill the plastic butterfly on top of the late nymphs enclosure. This is why I can’t have nice things.

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Mantodea sp.(Praying Mantis) 

photo source- The Macro Club Project

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TOP TEN COOLEST SPECIES OF PRAYING MANTIS

1. Giant shield mantis

2. Giant Asian mantis

3. Giant African mantis

4. Ghost mantis

5. Jeweled flower mantis

6. Devil mantis

7. Orchid mantis

8. African devil mantis

9. Purple boxer mantis

10. Blue orchid mantis