Empusa pennata

Nymph of Conehead mantis female discovered in the bushes of a dry hillside calcicole. Little fierce, she cleans its legs on my finger while I take a photo. Limousin, France.

Puy-d’Arnac, Limousin, France

Photo ID: Empusa_pennata.004

Photo size: 20.3 Mpixels (58 MB uncompressed) - 6000x3376 pixels (20x11.3 in / 50.8x28.6 cm at 300 ppi)

Photo keywords: Animal, conehead mantis, Corrèze, Empusa, Empusa pennata, Female, France, Immature, Insecta, Juvénile, Larve, Limousin, Macro, Male, Mantidae, mantis, Nature, Nymph, Wildlife

Published in: Mantises, Puy d'Arnac - Calcareous hill - Limousin, France