Young Conehead Mantis (Empusa pennata)

Puechabon, France. Sep 24, 2016.

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Thibaud Aronson

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In French we call young ones like this 'Diablotins', or 'little devils'. They are very cheeky indeed! Posted 8 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
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  A bien name :) They look like walking straight out of a scifi movie. Posted 8 years ago
2. 1. Thibaud Aronson
    
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    Absolutely! The way they walk on 4 legs like some sort of alien tetrapod is always fascinating. Posted 8 years ago

The Conehead Mantis

''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.

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Similar species: Mantises

Species identified by Thibaud Aronson