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Had to relocate some mantises that were protecting our cucumber patch so I could remove the old and plant some new. I was worried about doing so thinking it would freak out and move on. It didn't. Just after putting this one down it immediate caught a bug and proceeded to have lunch like business as usual.
The praying mantis is a carnivore, eating mainly insects and other small animals. Many gardeners and farmers welcome them, because the insects they eat are often pests that hurt crops.
In some traditions, the praying mantis is regarded as a protective symbol. It is believed to bring good luck and safeguard individuals from negative energies or harm.
For Looking Close on Friday theme "Bugs & Co"
I always wanted to take a photo of a praying mantis while hunting or feeding. Surprisingly, I got an opportunity in our garden, the mantis was chewing a sting bug and did not bother that I was sneaking around with the camera.
Used a Canon 500D Macro front lens attached to the 70-200 f2.8 IS III.
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Order : Mantodea
Superfamily: Mantoidea
Family : Mantidae
Subfamily: Mantinae
Species: Mantis religiosa
Mantide religiosa
Ameles sp.
Entre las fotos de archivo aparece esta pequeña e interesante criatura. Creo que se trata de Ameles (Apterameles) decolor (Charpentier, 1825) y está citada en la península ibérica.
Este mántido enano no medía más de 3 cms. De ojos redondeados y cuerpo estirado. Se parece mucho a Ameles heldreichi pero desconozco si esta última se encuentra en España. Y no parece A. spallanziana de mayor tamaño y abdomen más abultado y respingón… pero todo podría ser.
Among the archive photos appears this interesting little creature. I think it is Ameles (Apterameles) decolor (Charpentier, 1825) and it is cited in the Iberian Peninsula.
This dwarf mantid was no more than 3 cm. With round eyes and a stretched body. It looks a lot like Ameles heldreichi but I don't know if the latter is found in Spain. And it doesn't look like A. spallanziana larger and with a more bulky and upturned abdomen... but it could be anything.
Parmi les photos d'archives figure cette intéressante petite créature. Je pense qu'il s'agit d'Ameles (Apterameles) decolor (Charpentier, 1825) et qu'il est cité dans la péninsule ibérique.
Cette mante naine ne mesurait pas plus de 3 cm. Avec des yeux ronds et un corps allongé. Il ressemble beaucoup à Ameles Heldreichi mais je ne sais pas si ce dernier se trouve en Espagne. Et ça ne ressemble pas à A. spallanziana plus grand et avec un abdomen plus volumineux et retroussé... mais ça pourrait être n'importe quoi.
Female California mantis (Stagmomantis californica) visiting my vegetable garden in San Diego, California. This is a carnivorous insect, 2-3" in length that is native to the warmer and dryer regions of the state.
A European Mantis, slowly walking across one of our stepping stones. I love how the shadow makes the Mantis look very menacing. He walked a few feet to hide in one of our plants and wait for a meal to come in. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington,
The mantis' articulated head and expressive eyes lend it an air of intelligence almost unthinkable for an insect. These are never aggressive animals. This 1 was, at first, fast moving, then it seemed at ease perched on the hand for surprisingly longer than a few moments, then when it was time to return it to its vegetation hunting grounds it tried to return to my hand. Of course these animals have their detractors, with its startling - some would say creepy- appearance, but behavior like this can be nothing but endearing.
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A Camouflaged European Mantis!! When I was pruning the spent Red Hot Poker spikes, I saw movement. This fat female European Mantis crawled up one of the reeds. She looks like she is going to be laying her eggs soon.The female bites the head off the male during or after mating. She then eats him, as he is his providing the female with a vital soure of nutrients for her eggs. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.