close up of a hooded mantis eating an insect it captured, the black background in the darkness of night

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Size: 5184px × 3456px
Location: 142, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica
Photo credit: © Charles Wollertz / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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