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Miomantis caffra is a species of praying mantis native to southern Africa. It appeared in New Zealand in 1978, and was found more recently in Portugal and Los Angeles, USA, likely spread through the exotic pet trade.

Praying mantis standing with two legs raised

a young green mantis sitting on a human finger, with good detailing

$European stag beetle in forest, near Barcelona, Pyrenees forest with oak trees.\n\nOn my hand a sunny summer day.$

Image of Flower mantis(Creobroter gemmatus) on the finger. Insect Animal

A close-up of a katydid on a human hand gives a reference for size.

Detailed closeup on the Mediterranean cone-headed mantis, Empusa pennata sitting on a hand

It looks like a mantis catches a grasshopper and eats

Kid holding grasshopper and playing with it.

Close up of unrecognizable man holding a grasshopper on his hand in nature.

Newborn praying mantis babies have not yet grown wings that crawl on the skin of the hands and are defending themselves.

Katydids are in the hands of human beings, man and nature

Green adult female Mantis religiosa portrait in blue background.

$Description:\nAdult wart-biters are 31–82 millimeters, with females being significantly larger than males. They are typically dark green in colour, usually with dark brown blotches on the pronotum and wings (a dark brown morphotype also occurs). The female has a long and slightly up curved ovipositor.\n The wart-biter has a song consisting of a rapidly repeated series of short bursts of clicks, sometimes lasting for several minutes.\nWart-biters normally move about by walking; they rarely fly, except when frightened. Most can only fly 3 to 4 meters at a time.\nHabitat:\nThe species is found in calcareous grassland and heathland habitats.\n\nDiet:\nThe species is omnivorous. Plants eaten include knapweed, nettles, bedstraws; the species also eats insects, including other grasshoppers. \nLife cycle:\nThe wart-biter lays its eggs in the soil; these eggs normally hatch after two winters. It then passes through seven instar stages between April and June. The adult stage is reached in the beginning of July. Wart-biter populations peak in late July and early August. Newly hatched Decticus are encased in a sheath to facilitate their trip to the soil surface, the sheath holding the legs and antennae safely against the body while burrowing upwards. A neck which can in turn be inflated and deflated, enlarges the top of its tunnel, easing its passage upwards.\nStatus and distribution:\nThis species occurs throughout continental Europe, except the extreme south, ranging from southern Scandinavia to Spain, Italy, and Greece. It is also found in temperate Asia, as far east as China. Geographic features such as mountains have fragmented the species, leading to a wide range of forms and numerous subspecies.\n\nConservation:\nThe population of wart-biters has declined in many areas of northern Europe. In Britain and the Netherlands, it is threatened with extinction (source Wikipedia).\n\nThis Picture is made during a Vacation in Bulgaria in May 2018.$

Green Praying Mantis on a leaf in a tree

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