A Praying Mantis, Archimantis latistyla, hunting from the top of a zinnia flower. Oklahoma, USA.

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A brown Praying Mantis, Mantodea, on a red Zinnia elegans. This mantis had been on a weathered cedar fence where it was camoflaged, but went after a butterfly on the zinnia, which it missed catching.

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Size: 5000px × 3337px
Location: Oklahoma City,Oklahoma,US,USA,United States,
Photo credit: © B LaRue / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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