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Praying mantis

Photo by Harsha Singh
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

It has light pink and brown colors and big green eyes. The thorax is expanded and it has underdeveloped wings. It can only jump and can not fly. The abdomen has the shape and design of a leaf.

Habitat:

Trees and plants.

Notes:

In second picture it is drinking water, in the third it is excreting and in the last one it is resting.

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Comments (13)
Harsha Singh
Thank you very much Azri and Karen. I love mantes and this one was really pretty. :)
KarenL
What a beauty Harsha!
AzriAzmi
This is a beautiful mantis. I like the main photo very much !
Atul
lovely series harsha!
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Great photo series and a cute, colorful subject!

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Himalayan Biodiversity
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Indian Mantises
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PublishedNovember 9, 2011

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