Sexual cannibalism, Close-up portrait of large female green praying mantis eats the male after mating on tree branch covered with lichen. Transcaucasi

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Sexual cannibalism, Close-up portrait of large female green praying mantis eats the male after mating on tree branch covered with lichen. Transcaucasian tree mantis (Hierodula transcaucasica)

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Size: 3840px × 2160px
Location: Ukraine
Photo credit: © Art-Studio / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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