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Blepharopsis mendica
small mantis nymph, white and green stripes
spotted on an acacia tree in a coastal desert wadi (Wadi G'Nai)
aka Devil's Flower Mantis, Thistle Mantis, and Arab Mantis
Spotted on Oct 20, 2013
Submitted on Nov 1, 2013
40 Comments (1–25)
Thank you all!
Great insect! Love it!
Amazing series!
Impressive, Congrats !!!
Well done!
must be a lovely sight! As it is these are friendly creatures.
Thank you! Shokran! It is an honor and I am happy to share some desert critters from Egypt with with world. :-)
Nice
oh my word...this is amazing!!!
Marvelous! truly well camouflaged
Amazing beauty! Congrats! Well shot!
Great shot, congratulations on SOTD!
Congratulations !
What a great critter. Congratulations for your SOTD !!
Congratulations, Bernadette! This is new to my eyes and thank you so much for sharing.
Congratulations, Bernadette! :)
What a beauty! Amazing.
Congratulations..Very well deserved and really amazing :)
Congratulations on your SOTD, it is well deserved.
Love it's eyes!
Congratulations Bernadette, wonderful series!
Lovely series, congrats on sotd.
Congrats on the SOTD ! :)
Beautiful Mantis. Congratulations on SOTD
Extraordinary spotting !