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This brown female ( short wings) false ...
Just changed into the green outfit - that brown one was getting too small.
They come in brown or green. The female has short wings and a rather thicker ...
A pale pinkish brown mantid with dark eyes ...
This species was sharing a nocturnal hunting ground beneath an apartment
This smallish mantis was exploring a young casuarina tree. It looks not fully ...
A green full winged mantis with beady red eyes. This is a male. These occur ...
Brownish Beige coloured. Around 4 cm in length (around 1.5 inches)
Bright apple green mantis with leaf like bottom half. Not sure what exact type.
Brown praying mantis about 6cm.
Praying Mantis approx. 5cm long, delicately cleaning its antenna with it's ...
75mm. Bright green with yellow lines along the face and into the eyes. This is ...
seems able to fly. Males are fully winged but smaller in size. Like all others ...
How did all that fit in there !!
Penultimate instar? moults in our
‘She’ killed the blowfly by biting into its neck. She then proceeded to eat it ...
About 50mm long. Eyes red (at night time?) Wing covers in an attractive green. ...
Female. The wings only cover half the abdomen. Spots inside the arms help ...
About 60mm long. Very red eyes, green and dark yellow on body. Distinctive dark ...
The mantis was hoping for a quick snack, but didn't see an even bigger and ...
A blue-green mantis about 30mm long. Might have had short wings - could not ...