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Lateral closeup on a partogentic female of the endangered, predatory and one of largest European bush cricket, Saga pedo sitting on a spiky plant

Beutiful green praying mantis (mantis religiosa) perches on a garden hedge

Green grasshopper in Termessos National Park

Common Predatory Bush-cricket (Saga pedo) is found from the Iberian Peninsula to West Siberia and is very widespread in Europe. It is wingless bush cricket, with the body size of up to 12 cm (4.7 in), which makes it one of the largest European insects and one of the world's largest Orthoptera (grasshoppers). This species is listed on annex IV of the EU Habitats Directive. It is therefore strictly protected in the European Union and monitoring is implemented

The praying mantis sits on a blurred background. Selective focus.

Mantis sitting on stone rock. Praying mantis (Mantis religiosa) on the ground. Mantis in greece island.

$Description:\nAdult wart-biters are 31–82 millimeters, with females being significantly larger than males. They are typically dark green in colour, usually with dark brown blotches on the pronotum and wings (a dark brown morphotype also occurs). The female has a long and slightly up curved ovipositor.\n The wart-biter has a song consisting of a rapidly repeated series of short bursts of clicks, sometimes lasting for several minutes.\nWart-biters normally move about by walking; they rarely fly, except when frightened. Most can only fly 3 to 4 meters at a time.\nHabitat:\nThe species is found in calcareous grassland and heathland habitats.\n\nDiet:\nThe species is omnivorous. Plants eaten include knapweed, nettles, bedstraws; the species also eats insects, including other grasshoppers. \nLife cycle:\nThe wart-biter lays its eggs in the soil; these eggs normally hatch after two winters. It then passes through seven instar stages between April and June. The adult stage is reached in the beginning of July. Wart-biter populations peak in late July and early August. Newly hatched Decticus are encased in a sheath to facilitate their trip to the soil surface, the sheath holding the legs and antennae safely against the body while burrowing upwards. A neck which can in turn be inflated and deflated, enlarges the top of its tunnel, easing its passage upwards.\nStatus and distribution:\nThis species occurs throughout continental Europe, except the extreme south, ranging from southern Scandinavia to Spain, Italy, and Greece. It is also found in temperate Asia, as far east as China. Geographic features such as mountains have fragmented the species, leading to a wide range of forms and numerous subspecies.\n\nConservation:\nThe population of wart-biters has declined in many areas of northern Europe. In Britain and the Netherlands, it is threatened with extinction (source Wikipedia).\n\nThis Picture is made during a Vacation in Bulgaria in May 2018.$

Mantis are Beautiful and unique animal, life behind leaves and eating little insect

Praying mantis and its Ecdysis, Moulting

Mantis giving the camera an inquiring look.

Mantis religiosa eating grasshopper. Macro photo, selective focus.

brown praying mantis on green background

It looks like a mantis catches a grasshopper and eats

Common praying mantis, bigoted mantis, worshiped seer (Mantis religiosa) - a species of insect from the mantis family (Mantidae). arthropod animal, insect.

Mantis - Mantis religiosa green animal sitting on a blade of grass in a meadow. Wild foto

Close-up shot of Grasshopper. concept: insect photography, grasshopper details, macro shot, grasshopper anatomy, insect macro photography, wildlife photography, grasshopper species, insect world

Green praying mantis is sitting on a tree trunk waiting for prey (Mantis religiosa)

Acrida ungarica is a species of grasshopper found in southern and central Europe. It is commonly known as the (common) cone-headed grasshopper, nosed grasshopper, and Mediterranean slant-faced grassho

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