Pictures of walking sticks and mantids

Images of walking sticks and mantids taken by Rhett Ayers Butler. Last updated: January 2, 2023.



Close up on leaf insect

Green mantid looking into the camera (Java)

Brown walking stick insect

Green mantid (Java)

Stick insect in Borneo; purple legs dark green head yellow eyes (Kalimantan Borneo - Indonesian Borneo)

Stick insect with legs out

Green preying mantis (Java)

Tiny brown praying mantis on a human hand (Ubud Bali)

Leaf insect in stealth posture

Stick insect in defensive position

Leaf insect in Malaysia

Beige praying mantis

Brown praying mantis on a fingernail (Ubud Bali)

Leaf insect hiding/camouflage/stealth position

Green praying mantis in Java (Java)

Jungle Nymph or Malaysian leaf insect ( Heteropteryx dilatata)

Small brown praying mantis (Ubud Bali)

Brown stick insect in the Malaysian jungle

Light green stick insect

Jungle Nymph or Malaysian leaf insect ( Heteropteryx dilatata) high in the canopy

Yellow stick insect in Malaysian rain forest

Brown stick insect

Green katydid

Stick insect -- malaysia0326

Green praying mantis (Java)

Green mantid in Java (Java)

Green praying mantis with yellow and black mark on its wing (Java)

Large green katydid

Tiny brown preying mantis (Ubud Bali)

Green praying mantis rubbing its eyes (Java)

 

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