The Praying Mantis is equipped with amazing eyesight and lightening reflexes. They are very efficient predators of insects and other invertebrates


The Praying Mantis is equipped with amazing eyesight and lightening reflexes. They are very efficient predators of insects and other invertebrates


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Location: Ruaha National Park, Tanzania
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
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