Praying Mantis

Awesome snap shot! Couldn't done any better! I love these creatures. Great work

Hi Robert, I know this is an older submission but I just came across it.

It is beautiful. However, the scientific name you have for this Mantid (Sphodromantis viridis ) is for the Giant African Mantis. Sphodromantis viridis does not occur in the United States and has a different appearance.

Your beautiful mantid is most likely a Chinese Mantis and most certainly a female (you can tell by the enlarged abdobmen).

What a marveleous setting for the Praying Mantis