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Family Mantidae
Spotted this young praying mantis with a fly it had just caught. A mantis is a very efficient fly catcher eating as many as 25 flies a day. Not sure if this is a New Zealand Mantis (Orthdera novaezealandae) or African (Miomantis caffra). Probably an African one.
Spotted on Jan 21, 2013
Submitted on Jan 21, 2013
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Thats nice catch of moment!