13th Annual Smithsonian.com Photo Contest
I'd eat you if I were bigger!
This shot shows how well the mantis camouflage works in nature.
The praying mantis is named for its prominent front legs, which are bent and held together at an angle that suggests the position of prayer.
These fascinating insects are formidable predators.Typically green or brown and well camouflaged on the plants among which they live, mantis lie in ambush or patiently stalk their quarry.
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||July 18, 2015, 11:17 a.m.
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