A female praying mantis eats an imprudent male while another more lucky mates with her in the zinnias of my garden.
A female praying mantis eats an imprudent male while another more lucky mates with her in the zinnias of my garden.
A female praying mantis eats an imprudent male while another more lucky mates with her in the zinnias of my garden.
A female praying mantis eats an imprudent male while another more lucky mates with her in the zinnias of my garden.
Praying mantis juvenile and silver-spotted skipper on a giant scabious in a wasteland near marls. Diois, France.
Praying mantis juvenile resting on a giant scabious in a wasteland near marls. Diois, France.
Praying mantis juvenile that I found posted on a plant dried to the foot in edge of the marls. Diois, France.
Nymph of Conehead mantis female found in a small wasteland near the marls in the Diois. It has been several years that I regularly frequent the small valley of Chapias and it is nevertheless my first encounter with this species.
Nymph of Conehead mantis female found in a small wasteland near the marls in the Diois. It has been several years that I regularly frequent the small valley of Chapias and it is nevertheless my first encounter with this species.
Nymph of Conehead mantis female found in a small wasteland near the marls in the Diois. It has been several years that I regularly frequent the small valley of Chapias and it is nevertheless my first encounter with this species.