devil mantis adult close-up

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A captive bred female Idolomantis, one of the larger mantid species, showing her fearsome array of spines and incredible expanded thorax. This species is from East Africa.

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Size: 3480px × 5200px
Location: Cambridge, England,
Photo credit: © Evan Bowen-Jones / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: -set, african, bred, captive, close, close-, devil, exotic, expanded, fearsome, insect, macro, mantis, orthoptera, pet, portrait, praying, predator, raptor, set, spine, spiny, thorax