Giant Indian Praying mantis, probably Hierodula membranacea or Hierodula grandis, stalking a moth in Tamil Nadu, South India

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Giant Indian Praying mantis, probably Hierodula membranacea or Hierodula grandis, stalking a moth in Tamil Nadu, South India, (sometimes known as Giant Asian Mantis)

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Size: 3507px × 2332px
Location: Tamil Nadu, India
Photo credit: © Peter Righteous / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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