birds eye view of a south african praying mantis. looking down on the praying mantis from above

praying mantis predator claws arthropod leg green arthropoda carnivore catcher insect mantodea mantid invertebrate wildlife plant backlit orthodera novaezealandiae mantidae predacious miomantis caffra threat red lips eyes legs looking soth african alert leaf striped flax variagated antennae clasping raptorial forelegs tibial spines head prothorax mesothorax metathorax abdomen wings tibia tarsa trochanter variegated introduced