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Back at the #GravityDiscoveryCentre , @leece picked up this lady to save her from getting stepped on on a pathway.

Convincing her that a bush was a better place than Leece's hat was something of a challenge!

Pixel 6a 1/2128 f/1.7 ISO48.

#InsectsOfAustralia #WesternAustralia #Gingin #preyingMantis #photography #wildlife

A giant preying mantis clinging to the underside of the brim of an Akubra hat. It is bright green and has yellow eyes and mouth.

Random time my iPad displayed my watercolor doodle reaching for the photo of 2 preying mantises which are also reaching…
Made me happy. ☺️

#fortuitous #procreate #doodle #drawing #preyingmantis #monster #happy #coincidence #ipad

Preying Mantis

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#preyingmantis #insect #anthropod #bug #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #macrophotography #naturephotography #britishwildlife #mastodonnaturephotography #mastodonnaturephotography #canon #canonr6 #macro

Asian Mantis

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#preyingmantis #insect #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #macrophotography #naturephotography #britishwildlife #mastodonnaturephotography #mastodonnaturephotography #canon #canonr6

I'd heard of a bunch of different insects that mimic other insects, but never a preying mantis that mimics wasps so effectively. This is fascinating.
https://youtube.com/shorts/HbNxdzlHx60?si=B70PxAOWs9K8V2hk

#Nature #PreyingMantis #Insecta #Mimicry

Saw this #PreyingMantis on my garage door siding yesterday afternoon and had to snap a picture.

A green praying mantis is perched on a white wall, with its distinctive long legs and large eyes visible. The background includes a blurred view of a door and a brown rug.

Preying Mantis on the hood of the car #mantis #preyingmantis #bugs #insects #donteatmeafter

Little visitor in the sun. #preyingmantis #photography #naturephotography

#SauvieIsland #PumpkinPatch #prayingMantis #mantis #sunflower #flowers #oregon #portland #pdx

#wildlife #nature #birds #myarchives
#preyingmantis #insects🪶

Preying Mantises will grab a hummingbird and eat it if the bird is not careful.

Preying mantis #insects #preyingmantis #preditor #nature #video

#photography #nature #insect #preyingmantis

Arizona Mantis (Stagmomantis limbata) just outside my kitchen door. November, 2023. Monrovia, California. #monroviaca #monroviacalifornia
#insects
#mantids #preyingmantis #arizonamantis
#omds #omds_om_photo #om1 #mzuiko60macro

I wasn’t expecting our resident praying mantis to be where she was today, so I ended up dousing her while watering our zucchini plant.

But hey, I then got to watch her drink the water off of her terror claws (official scientific term).

#PreyingMantis

Year 50 Day 1: Having fun at Woodland Park Zoo's Bug's Eye View exhibit on my birthday. (#ABugsEyeView #Kaiju #PreyingMantis #WoodlandParkZoo #Year50)

Full post on Eclecticism: https://michaelhans.com/eclecticism/2023/05/03/year-50-day-1/

Found a preying mantis eggsac, or ootheca, on some plants I harvested and been fascinated learning about them, half contemplating trying to raise them (probably won't).

Found this article about the difference between NZ mantises and the south African import. Did you know the native ones don't do the head thing after sex?

#bugs #preyingMantis #Aotearoa

https://www.forestandbird.org.nz/resources/springbok-invasion