Carolina Mantis, Stagmomantis carolina, male feeding on recently captured Leonard’s Skipper, Hesperia leonardus, female on Tall Thistle, Cirsium altis

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Photo credit: © Bryan Reynolds / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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