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Leaf-mimicking praying mantis
Leaf-mimicking praying mantis



Green mantis


Leaf-mimicking praying mantis
Leaf-mimicking praying mantis


Leaf-mimicking praying mantis
Leaf-mimicking praying mantis


Green mantid [madagascar_masoala_0683]
Green mantid [madagascar_masoala_0683]



Praying mantis


Leaf-mimicking praying mantis
Leaf-mimicking praying mantis


Leaf-mimicking praying mantis
Leaf-mimicking praying mantis



Orange praying mantis with green eyes



Green mantis


Leaf-mimicking praying mantis
Leaf-mimicking praying mantis


Green mantid [madagascar_masoala_0902]
Green mantid [madagascar_masoala_0902]


Leaf-mimicking praying mantis
Leaf-mimicking praying mantis


Wood-like praying mantis [kalbar_1715]
Wood-like praying mantis [kalbar_1715]


Leaf-mimicking praying mantis
Leaf-mimicking praying mantis


Green mantid [madagascar_masoala_0905]
Green mantid [madagascar_masoala_0905]


Leaf-mimicking praying mantis
Leaf-mimicking praying mantis


Green praying mantis [madagascar_3290]
Green praying mantis [madagascar_3290]


Leaf-mimicking praying mantis
Leaf-mimicking praying mantis



Praying mantis


Leaf-mimicking praying mantis
Leaf-mimicking praying mantis


Brown mantis [madagascar_3478]
Brown mantis [madagascar_3478]


Leaf-mimicking praying mantis
Leaf-mimicking praying mantis



Orange praying mantis with green eyes



Green mantis



Orange praying mantis with green eyes


Wood-like praying mantis [kalbar_1712]
Wood-like praying mantis [kalbar_1712]



Green mantis


Mantid
Mantid


Green praying mantis [madagascar_3281]
Green praying mantis [madagascar_3281]


Mantis [madagascar_masoala_0507]
Mantis [madagascar_masoala_0507]



Praying mantis [australia_daintree_124]


Green mantid [madagascar_masoala_0678]
Green mantid [madagascar_masoala_0678]


Green mantis [madagascar_ankarafantsika_0218]
Green mantis [madagascar_ankarafantsika_0218]


Leaf-mimicking praying mantis
Leaf-mimicking praying mantis


Praying mantis
Praying mantis


Dry grass-colored mantis (possibly Idolomorpha madagascariensis [Empusidae])
Dry grass-colored mantis (possibly Idolomorpha madagascariensis [Empusidae])


Leaf-mimicking praying mantis
Leaf-mimicking praying mantis



Praying mantis


Dry grass-colored praying mantis (possibly Idolomorpha madagascariensis [Empusidae])
Dry grass-colored praying mantis (possibly Idolomorpha madagascariensis [Empusidae])


Leaf-mimicking praying mantis
Leaf-mimicking praying mantis



Orange praying mantis with green eyes


Leaf-mimicking praying mantis
Leaf-mimicking praying mantis


Green praying mantis with red eyes
Green praying mantis with red eyes


Wood-like praying mantis
Wood-like praying mantis


Green mantid [madagascar_masoala_0904]
Green mantid [madagascar_masoala_0904]



Orange praying mantis with green eyes


Leaf-mimicking praying mantis
Leaf-mimicking praying mantis


Green praying mantis with red eyes [brazil_1075]
Green praying mantis with red eyes [brazil_1075]


Leaf-mimicking praying mantis
Leaf-mimicking praying mantis


Mantis [madagascar_masoala_0505]
Mantis [madagascar_masoala_0505]



Orange praying mantis with green eyes



Praying mantis [australia_daintree_126]


Green praying mantis with red eyes [brazil_1084]
Green praying mantis with red eyes [brazil_1084]


Dry grass-colored mantis (possibly Idolomorpha madagascariensis [Empusidae]) [madagascar_6094]
Dry grass-colored mantis (possibly Idolomorpha madagascariensis [Empusidae]) [madagascar_6094]


Leaf-mimicking praying mantis
Leaf-mimicking praying mantis


Praying mantis [brazil_1032]
Praying mantis [brazil_1032]


Leaf-mimicking praying mantis
Leaf-mimicking praying mantis


Praying mantis [brazil_1034]
Praying mantis [brazil_1034]


Green mantid [madagascar_masoala_0975]
Green mantid [madagascar_masoala_0975]


Leaf-mimicking praying mantis
Leaf-mimicking praying mantis


Leaf-mimicking praying mantis
Leaf-mimicking praying mantis


Leaf-mimicking praying mantis
Leaf-mimicking praying mantis


Green mantid [madagascar_masoala_0677]
Green mantid [madagascar_masoala_0677]


Leaf-mimicking praying mantis
Leaf-mimicking praying mantis


Green mantid [madagascar_masoala_0681]
Green mantid [madagascar_masoala_0681]


Green mantis [madagascar_ankarafantsika_0216]
Green mantis [madagascar_ankarafantsika_0216]


Leaf-mimicking praying mantis
Leaf-mimicking praying mantis


Green praying mantis with red eyes [brazil_1080]
Green praying mantis with red eyes [brazil_1080]


Brown praying mantis [madagascar_1053]
Brown praying mantis [madagascar_1053]


Green mantis [madagascar_ankarafantsika_0217]
Green mantis [madagascar_ankarafantsika_0217]


Mantis [madagascar_masoala_0506]
Mantis [madagascar_masoala_0506]


Leaf-mimicking praying mantis
Leaf-mimicking praying mantis



Orange praying mantis with green eyes


Green mantid [madagascar_masoala_0906]
Green mantid [madagascar_masoala_0906]


Green mantid [madagascar_masoala_0973]
Green mantid [madagascar_masoala_0973]


Praying mantis [costa_rica_la_selva_0661]
Praying mantis [costa_rica_la_selva_0661]


Praying mantis [panama_0755]
Praying mantis [panama_0755]



Orange praying mantis with green eyes



Praying mantis [australia_daintree_125]


Leaf-mimicking praying mantis
Leaf-mimicking praying mantis


Green mantid [madagascar_masoala_0974]
Green mantid [madagascar_masoala_0974]



Orange praying mantis with green eyes


Dry grass-colored mantis (possibly Idolomorpha madagascariensis [Empusidae]) [madagascar_6095]
Dry grass-colored mantis (possibly Idolomorpha madagascariensis [Empusidae]) [madagascar_6095]



Green mantis


Brown mantis
Brown mantis


Leaf-mimicking praying mantis
Leaf-mimicking praying mantis



Orange praying mantis with green eyes


Praying mantis [costa_rica_la_selva_0663]
Praying mantis [costa_rica_la_selva_0663]



Praying mantis


Green praying mantis with red eyes [brazil_1083]
Green praying mantis with red eyes [brazil_1083]


Reduviidae bug subfamily Eseminae (not a mantid)
Reduviidae bug subfamily Eseminae (not a mantid)



Giant devil's flower mantis (Idolomantis diabolica)



Green mantis


Leaf-mimicking praying mantis
Leaf-mimicking praying mantis


Mantis [madagascar_ankarafantsika_0744]
Mantis [madagascar_ankarafantsika_0744]


Wood-like praying mantis [kalbar_1718]
Wood-like praying mantis [kalbar_1718]



Orange praying mantis with green eyes


Green praying mantis with red eyes [brazil_1079]
Green praying mantis with red eyes [brazil_1079]



Praying mantis [australia_daintree_129]


Leaf-mimicking praying mantis
Leaf-mimicking praying mantis


Praying mantis [brazil_1033]
Praying mantis [brazil_1033]


Dry grass-colored mantid (possibly Idolomorpha madagascariensis [Empusidae])
Dry grass-colored mantid (possibly Idolomorpha madagascariensis [Empusidae])


Green mantid [madagascar_masoala_0679]
Green mantid [madagascar_masoala_0679]


Leaf-mimicking praying mantis
Leaf-mimicking praying mantis


Praying mantis [costa_rica_la_selva_0662]
Praying mantis [costa_rica_la_selva_0662]


Green praying mantis with red eyes [brazil_1077]
Green praying mantis with red eyes [brazil_1077]



Orange praying mantis with green eyes


Green praying mantis with red eyes [brazil_1082]
Green praying mantis with red eyes [brazil_1082]



Praying mantis


Leaf-mimicking praying mantis
Leaf-mimicking praying mantis



Devil's flower mantis (Idolomantis diabolica)



Praying mantis


Wood-like praying mantis [kalbar_1714]
Wood-like praying mantis [kalbar_1714]



Orange praying mantis with green eyes


Green praying mantis [madagascar_6817]
Green praying mantis [madagascar_6817]


Leaf-mimicking praying mantis
Leaf-mimicking praying mantis



Praying mantis with green eyes


Green praying mantis with red eyes [brazil_1078]
Green praying mantis with red eyes [brazil_1078]


Green praying mantis with red eyes [brazil_1074]
Green praying mantis with red eyes [brazil_1074]


Leaf-mimicking praying mantis
Leaf-mimicking praying mantis



Giant devil's flower mantis


Leaf-mimicking praying mantis
Leaf-mimicking praying mantis


Green mantis
Green mantis


Green praying mantis [madagascar_3292]
Green praying mantis [madagascar_3292]


Green mantid [madagascar_masoala_0907]
Green mantid [madagascar_masoala_0907]


Leaf-mimicking praying mantis
Leaf-mimicking praying mantis


Green praying mantis with red eyes [brazil_1081]
Green praying mantis with red eyes [brazil_1081]


Leaf-mimicking praying mantis
Leaf-mimicking praying mantis


Green praying mantis
Green praying mantis


Green mantis
Green mantis


Green mantid [madagascar_masoala_0682]
Green mantid [madagascar_masoala_0682]


Cryptic praying mantis
Cryptic praying mantis


Green mantid [madagascar_masoala_0680]
Green mantid [madagascar_masoala_0680]



Orange praying mantis with green eyes


Mantis [madagascar_masoala_0504]
Mantis [madagascar_masoala_0504]


Leaf-mimicking praying mantis
Leaf-mimicking praying mantis



Orange praying mantis with green eyes


Dry grass-colored mantis (headshot) (possibly Idolomorpha madagascariensis [Empusidae])
Dry grass-colored mantis (headshot) (possibly Idolomorpha madagascariensis [Empusidae])


Green praying mantis [madagascar_3291]
Green praying mantis [madagascar_3291]



Orange praying mantis with green eyes


Leaf-mimicking praying mantis
Leaf-mimicking praying mantis


Wood-like praying mantis [kalbar_1716]
Wood-like praying mantis [kalbar_1716]



Orange praying mantis with green eyes


Leaf-mimicking praying mantis
Leaf-mimicking praying mantis


Green mantid [madagascar_masoala_0903]
Green mantid [madagascar_masoala_0903]


Wood-like praying mantis [kalbar_1720]
Wood-like praying mantis [kalbar_1720]


Green mantid
Green mantid


Green mantis [madagascar_ankarafantsika_0215]
Green mantis [madagascar_ankarafantsika_0215]


Mantis
Mantis


Leaf-mimicking praying mantis
Leaf-mimicking praying mantis


Green mantis [madagascar_6813]
Green mantis [madagascar_6813]


Green praying mantis with red eyes [brazil_1076]
Green praying mantis with red eyes [brazil_1076]


Green mantid [madagascar_masoala_0901]
Green mantid [madagascar_masoala_0901]



Praying mantis [australia_daintree_128]


Praying mantis [panama_0749]
Praying mantis [panama_0749]



Praying mantid with green eyes


Praying mantis
Praying mantis


Wood-like praying mantis [kalbar_1721]
Wood-like praying mantis [kalbar_1721]


Leaf-mimicking praying mantis
Leaf-mimicking praying mantis


Green praying mantis [madagascar_3282]
Green praying mantis [madagascar_3282]


Green mantid [madagascar_masoala_0976]
Green mantid [madagascar_masoala_0976]


Brown praying mantis
Brown praying mantis


Leaf-mimicking praying mantis
Leaf-mimicking praying mantis


Leaf-mimicking praying mantis
Leaf-mimicking praying mantis


Camouflaged praying mantis
Camouflaged praying mantis


Green mantid [madagascar_masoala_0676]
Green mantid [madagascar_masoala_0676]


Praying mantis [costa_rica_la_selva_0664]
Praying mantis [costa_rica_la_selva_0664]


Mantis [madagascar_masoala_0503]
Mantis [madagascar_masoala_0503]


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