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Female European Mantis or Praying Mantis, Mantis Religiosa. Green praying mantis. Close up

Sexual cannibalism, Close-up portrait of large female green praying mantis eats the male after mating on tree branch covered with lichen. Transcaucasian tree mantis (Hierodula transcaucasica)

Praying mantis standing with two legs raised

A Close-up Focus Stacked Image of a Carolina Praying Mantis on an Out of Focus Green Background

Macro shot of a praying mantis sitting on a flower stem.

Green mantis close-up. Surprised soothsayer macro photo. Mantis portrait with curious look to camera. Exotic pet macro photo. Tropical insect closeup. Green mantis banner template with text place

Female Praying Mantis, Rhombodera Basalis, in front of white background

A green grasshopper on a leaf in nature at day

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

A praying mantis is eating the insides of a stink bug, it is mid bite.

Green adult female Mantis religiosa portrait in blue background.

A macro shot of a green praying mantis isolated on a black background.

Hierodula patellifera, common name giant Asian mantis, Asian mantis, Indochina mantis or Harabiro Mantis,

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

A Orchid Praying Mantis on a green leaf, against a black background

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