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Praying mantis

Acanthopidae, Acanthops sp.

Description:

A tiny mantys nymph eating a tiny something.

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10 Comments

Mr. Goldfish
Mr. Goldfish 10 years ago

Maybe Acanthops. Seems like Acanthopidae not a Mantidae.

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 11 years ago

Sergio.... Have you checked Genus in link I shared last week...?

MayraSpringmann
MayraSpringmann 11 years ago

Lindo!

RiekoS
RiekoS 11 years ago

This looks like a mini fox.

Biswajit De
Biswajit De 11 years ago

Nice Photo.

Sergio Monteiro
Sergio Monteiro 11 years ago

Thank you Bugadrienne, I'll check it.

bugadrienne
bugadrienne 11 years ago

Beautiful! It looks like male nymph of Acanthops sp.

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

Spectacular angle!

Sergio Monteiro
Spotted by
Sergio Monteiro

Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil

Spotted on Feb 19, 2013
Submitted on Feb 20, 2013

Spotted for Mission

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