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Pseudocreobotra ocellata juvenile This mantis is known as the African flower mantis, it is impressive and have a great camouflage against flowers of the same colours were you find them lurking to hunt some food.<br />
This picture was taken in the backyard of a friend in Gabon. It was very windy and it was cloudy and I was so excited I did not took care of the camera settings and was shooting like crazy, I don&#039;t know how I manage to shoot this, pure luck ! Gabon,Geotagged,Mantis,Mantodea,Praying Mantis,Pseudocreobotra  ocellata,Pseudocreobotra ocellata,Spring Click/tap to enlarge PromotedCountry intro

Pseudocreobotra ocellata juvenile

This mantis is known as the African flower mantis, it is impressive and have a great camouflage against flowers of the same colours were you find them lurking to hunt some food.
This picture was taken in the backyard of a friend in Gabon. It was very windy and it was cloudy and I was so excited I did not took care of the camera settings and was shooting like crazy, I don't know how I manage to shoot this, pure luck !

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"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.

Similar species: Mantises
Species identified by Nil
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Uploaded Jan 13, 2023. Captured Sep 26, 2014 12:06 in 9HJJ+MWP, Franceville, Gabon.
  • NIKON D800E
  • f/14.0
  • 1/250s
  • ISO100
  • 105mm