Praying Mantis

4 inches is probably exaggeration. More like 2.5 inches or over for female Mantis religiosa. Different subspecies of Mantis religiosa vary in size and less food will make them much smaller. I do not know if Mantis religiosa live in Forests but maybe. I am not sure if they live in Australia, do they?

Mantis religiosa live naturally in tropical parts of Asia too not just temperate.

That website for a reference shows what looks like a Stagmomantis limbata and not a M. religiosa so probably not trustworthy.

I do not know about Mantis religiosa asiatica.

Not Mantis religiosa. Maybe Hierodula.

Thought Mantis Religiosa is European species, there exist one species from native Asia/Srilanka, that is mantis Religiosa Asiatica :)

Wow! amazing expressions :)

Wow soo cute is this the montey you told me ? !!!!!!!!!!! :)

wow! awesome spotting!! love the 2nd pic!!