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Praying Mantis (Mantis religiosa) (4)

Praying Mantis (Mantis religiosa) (4)

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Arnd Sturm


Free Account, Basel

Praying Mantis (Mantis religiosa) (4)

Toward the end of summer, the females' abdomens are often very large with eggs. While the females have small wings and cannot fly, males are capable of flying and their wings extend beyond the end of the abdomen (the insect shown in my photograph is a female).

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