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African flower Mantis Pseudocreobotra ocellata<br /> <br /> spiny flower mantis Côte d'Ivoire,Geotagged,Pseudocreobotra ocellata,Spring Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

African flower Mantis

Pseudocreobotra ocellata

spiny flower mantis

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  1. View Vodkaman's profile
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    Very nice capture.

    Dave     Posted 9 years ago
  2. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    What a gorgeous back pattern it has, stunning creature! Posted 9 years ago
  3. View Oddfeel's profile
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    thanks guys. it s much appreciated! (at 400 mm I have to admit it wasn't easy... (I ve forgotten my macro lenses at home) Posted 9 years ago
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    WOW!!!! Posted 9 years ago
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    Wow what a lovely capture!! Posted 9 years ago
  6. View Stuart's profile
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    What a lovely shot - this mantis is a relative of my late 'Molly' - She was a 'Chinese Flower Mantis'. The Indian flower mantis also has the 'eye' on it's back :)
    Lovely creatures.
    All grown up My little Molly is all grown up now. She had her final molt 2 days ago. It's hard to believe that she was all squashed in her exoskeleton! She now has wings too!<br /> She's loving the mealworms at the moment - she's got such an amusing personality :) Hard to believe she used to look like this:<br /> <br /> http://www.jungledragon.com/image/33749/molly_the_mantis.html Chinese flower mantis,Creobroter Nebulosa


     Posted 9 years ago

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The African Spiny Flower Mantis

"Pseudocreobotra ocellata", known as the African flower mantis or as the spiny flower mantis, is a Flower Mantis native to Africa, ranging from Angola and South Africa in the south to Uganda in the east and Senegal in the west. It was described by the French naturalist Palisot de Beauvois in 1805.

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Uploaded Apr 13, 2016. Captured Apr 13, 2016 14:41 in A5, Côte d'Ivoire.
country flag of Côte d'Ivoire Explore Côte d'Ivoire 47 35 0
  • Canon EOS 5D Mark III
  • f/11.0
  • 1/166s
  • ISO160
  • 400mm

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