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The Thistle Mantis (Blepharopsis mendica)—a delicate predator cloaked in beauty. Native to North Africa and the Canary Islands, it blends perfectly with dry thistles, its patterned body mimicking flowers with uncanny precision. A living masterpiece of camouflage and form.
The first adult European Mantis I have found this year. I was watering the Black-eyed Susan flowers, and the Mantis popped out from under some petals. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.
Retrato de Mantis
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As I posted this observation on iNaturalist Australia, I found out that this Mantis nymph should not grow much bigger than this and that its name is Snake Mantis (Kongobatha diademata)
Praying mantis nymph.Spiny Flower mantis(Pseudocreobotra wahlbergi).
According to the Praying Mantis Kung Fu Federation, Three hundred and fifty years ago, Wong Long, the founder of the northern praying mantis style of kung fu, decided after learning the shaolin fighting system that he needed to make improvement. It was Wong`s custom to train and practice his shaolin kung fu skills in a meadow near the temple. One day after practicing with his sword, he sat down to study his books on Buddhism. He was interrupted by a noise nearby on the ground. Two insects were engaged in a duel, a praying mantis attacking a cicada. Within moments the praying mantis had killed the cicada and, holding it in its strong forearms, began eating. Wong was intrigued by the fierce attributes of the praying mantis insect. He was impressed by the way it had moved in and out and used it`s forearms to trap and draw in its prey. He saw in the fierce insect`s predatory ability a way to improve his own combat adeptness.
The European praying mantis,photographed in Spain.The species occurs in green, dark or light brown, and yellowish-brown colors.
My daughter spotted this one on the screen. I took a few shots of it using nifty fifty. Apparently this bug was tired and have lost a limb. Tried as much capture as much detail of a battle ravaged bug. Lol.
Gottesanbeterin - European mantis - Mante religieuse
It was a special encounter about 50 km south of Berlin mid of August.
Während einer Wanderung auf Mallorca inspizierte mich diese Gottesanbeterin auf unserem Weg und war äußerst unbeeindruckt von mir.
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Mantis religiosa belongs to the Mantidae family. It is distributed in Southern Europe, but spreading to the North. There are populations in Baden-Württemberg and Rhineland-Palatinate (Germany). Females are larger than males, but males are more active and able to fly, whereas females' bodies are too heavy to enable them to fly. Their coloration may vary from shades of brown to green and even yellow.
Una pequeña mantis espera pacientemente una presa. Se puede deducir el tamaño de la mantis tomando la referencia de la flor de "avena loca" donde esta posada. En este periodo son muy vulnerables a los depredadores entre los que están incluidos sus propios congéneres de mayor tamaño.
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Found this little guy in on the veranda! He came in from the storm hehe :)