Chinese mantis, Tenodera sinensis.

Urbana, Illinois, USA
Phyllocrania paradoxa, the ghost mantis, is an African insect that has become common in the pet trade.
A tree-dwelling mantis emerges from the moss in an Ecuadorian cloud forest.

Maquipucuna reserve, Pichincha, Ecuador
An Australian Garden Mantis Orthodera ministralis cleans pollen from her foot.

Melbourne, Australia
Orthodera ministralis - Australian Garden Mantis. The small wing pads indicate this individual is not yet mature.

Melbourne, Australia
Orthodera ministralis - Australian Garden Mantis

Melbourne, Australia
Phyllocrania paradoxa, the ghost mantis, is an African insect that has become common in the pet trade.
Phyllocrania paradoxa, the ghost mantis, is an African insect that has become common in the pet trade.
Phyllocrania paradoxa, the ghost mantis, is an African insect that has become common in the pet trade.
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