Order: Mantodea. Species: Mantis Characteristic: Insects predators, with big eyes and paws front asidoras (to grab, to catch); they are mainly in the tropics. Incomplete metamorphosis. |
Mexico Religious Mantis (34) * Ninfa ![Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 112 W: 3 N: 204]](http://i1.treknature.com/misc/g-n-g.gif){kind=small} (747) | France Praying Mantis (16) TAZ ![Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2241 W: 47 N: 3167]](http://i1.treknature.com/misc/g-s-g.gif){kind=small} (10926) | South Africa Laying Mantis (39) gerhardt ![Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1976 W: 259 N: 4103]](http://i1.treknature.com/misc/g-g-g.gif){kind=small} (11585) |
France Today's Special (39) * JeanMichel (2864) | United States strike a pose (23) ljsugarnspice ![Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Silver Note Writer [C: 77 W: 17 N: 48]](http://i1.treknature.com/misc/g-s-s.gif){kind=small} (263) | United States![Title: "Take a picture... it lasts longer..."](http://i1.treknature.com/photos/212/mantis2_s_.jpg "Title: "Take a picture... it lasts longer..."") "Take a picture... it lasts longer..." (24) ljsugarnspice (263) |
United States The Praying Mantis (8) ljsugarnspice (263) | France camouflage (6) ste (66) | South Africa It's Alive! (36) * gerhardt (11585) |
United States Breakfast (12) ljsugarnspice (263) | United States Privacy, please! (16) ljsugarnspice (263) | France Mantis Religiosa (34) JeanMichel (2864) |
Switzerland Green Mante (10) ilouy (40) | Argentina Pretty Little Mantis (20mm.) (46) RAP (7405) | Canada mantis catches wasp (17) papacornbinder ![Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 36 W: 0 N: 39]](http://i1.treknature.com/misc/s-n-s.gif){kind=small} (230) |
Spain barbantesa (mantis religiosa) (17) antonio_costa ![Silver Note Writer [C: 7 W: 0 N: 13]](http://i1.treknature.com/misc/n-n-s.gif){kind=small} (137) | Spain Mantis (49) * pacomacro (180) | Spain Mantis religiosa (46) * extramundi (12818) |