Praying Mantis 1 by goodoleboy
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Captured in my patio on 9/14/17.
Mantises are an order (Mantodea) of insects that contains over 2,400 species in about 430 genera in 15 families. The largest family is the Mantidae ("mantids"). Mantises are distributed worldwide in temperate and tropical habitats. They have triangular heads with bulging eyes supported on flexible necks. Their elongated bodies may or may not have wings, but all Mantodea have forelegs that are greatly enlarged and adapted for catching and gripping prey; their upright posture, while remaining stationary with forearms folded, has led to the common name praying mantis.
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Comments (10)
eekdog Online Now!
Love feeding them grasshoppers when both are present.
npauling
A lovely clear capture of this Mantis. One insect that I don't mind crawling over me, most others make me very nervous.
racolt33
Do you get he feeling this Mantis is posing for this photo ? .....Good capture and detail in the postwork!
RodS Online Now!
I love a good praying mantis photo! Looks like he's checking you out…
starship64
Nice capture.
helanker
OH! Is that smiling to you? So it looks :-D Excellent shot.
Meisiekind
I love these critters. We have the little green ones here in the city but in the desert you get the larger stick-like looking ones. Great image Harry.
alida
smart insect
Faemike55
I love them - they are just so cool to watch in action or inaction as it were
ia-du-lin
nice capture