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Conehead Mantis Portrait:<br />
<figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/128764/portrait_of_a_conehead_mantis.html" title="Portrait of a Conehead Mantis"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/5939/128764_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1763596810&Signature=jrxxY741Jo6v%2BYPFBDHm%2FBdpitY%3D" width="110" height="152" alt="Portrait of a Conehead Mantis Full body:<br />
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  1. I was about to make the same comment -- this is my favorite mantis species. They are so incredibly cryptic and odd-looking. Their camouflage is so perfect that they have to release pheromones for potential mates to find them because, visually, they would be too hard to find! Posted 3 years ago
    1. That's so interesting! I love learning those peculiar facts/behaviors about these incredible creatures. Thanks a lot for sharing your wisdom ;-) Posted 3 years ago
      1. You're welcome! I love learning tidbits of information about anything in nature! Posted 3 years ago
  2. Very nice! Posted 3 years ago
    1. Thanks so much! Posted 3 years ago
  3. Super elegant shot as always, and nice that you're still finding subjects late in the year. Posted 3 years ago
    1. Thank you so much for your kind words Ferdy. Believe me, it has been a struggle to find any insect since the cold came, but I will keep looking ^_^ Posted 3 years ago

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''Empusa pennata'', common names conehead mantis in English and ''mantis palo'' in Spanish, is a species of praying mantis in genus ''Empusa''. It can be found in Spain and parts of Portugal and France.

Similar species: Mantises
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Uploaded Dec 9, 2021. Captured Nov 17, 2021 08:49 in 4698+JJ Moncarapacho, Portugal.
  • X-T20
  • f/1.0
  • 1/180s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm