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European Praying Mantids This fella was hanging out in the morning hours in shadow. Unfortunately I had to use off camera flash (not my preference) but still was able to get a good shot. I also only had my 70-200 ii which isn't as sharp at close range as I would have liked. Should be good to pixel peep if you enjoy that kind of thing. European Mantis,Mantis religiosa,mantids,praying mantis Click/tap to enlarge

European Praying Mantids

This fella was hanging out in the morning hours in shadow. Unfortunately I had to use off camera flash (not my preference) but still was able to get a good shot. I also only had my 70-200 ii which isn't as sharp at close range as I would have liked. Should be good to pixel peep if you enjoy that kind of thing.

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    WildFlower
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    I think this is a Mantis religiosa.
    http://bugguide.net/node/view/451045/bgpage
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_mantis#/media/File:Mantis_religiosa_Fore_Coxa_Marking.JPG     Posted 10 years ago
    1. View Stephen Philips's profile
      Stephen Philips
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      I wasn't sure even after your suggestion until I went back to look at several other images to see if I could determine if it in fact had a "black-ringed spot beneath the fore coxae" as its true identifying marking and did find one that clearly shows it. Good catch! Posted 10 years ago

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The European Mantis

"Mantis religiosa", referred to as the European Mantis outside of Europe and known simply as the Praying Mantis in Europe and elsewhere, is one of the most well-known and widespread species of the order Mantodea.

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