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African Mantis I discovered this was quite an aggressive species of mantis when it lunged at my lens! I found this mantis in a potted plant on a windy day and it was quite difficult to focus with the constant movement. Geotagged,Sphodromantis lineola,Summer,Zimbabwe,praying mantis Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

African Mantis

I discovered this was quite an aggressive species of mantis when it lunged at my lens! I found this mantis in a potted plant on a windy day and it was quite difficult to focus with the constant movement.

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The Sphodromantis lineola

''Sphodromantis lineola'', common name African mantis or African praying mantis, is a species of praying mantis from Africa sometimes raised in captivity. It may be distinguished from ''Sphodromantis baccettii'' by the absence of blue-black spots on its forearms.

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Uploaded Apr 17, 2015. Captured Mar 8, 2015 13:23 in A2, Harare, Zimbabwe.
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  • Canon EOS 600D
  • f/9.0
  • 1/100s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.