Dictyoptera Collection

Malaysian Orchid Mantis (Hymenopus coronatus) pink colour morph, camouflaged on an orchid. Captive, from Malaysia

Malaysian Orchid Mantis (Hymenopus coronatus) white colour morph camouflaged on an orchid. Captive. Originating from Malaysia

RF - Devils flower mantis (Idolomantis diabolica) male, captive, occurs in Africa

Tropical shield mantis (Choeradodis sp. ) (Possibly C. rhombicollis) Canande, Esmeraldas
Tropical shield mantis (Choeradodis sp.) (Possibly C. rhombicollis) Canande, Esmeraldas, Ecuador

Dragon mantis (Toxodera beieri), detail of head showing large compound eyes giving it the visual acuity to hunt fast-moving prey. Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo

Tropical shield mantis (Choeradodis sp. ) Sumaco National Park, Napo, Ecuador
Tropical shield mantis (Choeradodis sp.) Sumaco National Park, Napo, Ecuador

Peacock mantis (Pseudempusa pinnapavonis) in defensive posture; captive occurs in Burma and Thailand

RF - Thistle Mantis (Blepharopsis mendica) among petals, captive, occurs in North Africa and the Canary Islands

RF - Spiny flower mantis (Pseudocreobotra wahlbergii) wings spread in defensive posture, occurs in Africa

Brown bearded sugar ant (Camponotus terebrans) William Bay National Park, Western Australia. Meetyourneighbours.net project

Dead-leaf mantis (Deroplatys dessicata) camouflaged on leaf, Sabah, Borneo

Malaysian orchid mantis nymph (Hymenopus coronatus) camouflaged on an orchid. Captive. Occurs in Malaysia

Spiny flower mantis (Pseudocreobotra wahlbergii) captive, from South and East Africa

Green praying mantis (Majangella moultoni) camouflaged on mossy tree trunk. Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo

Tropical shield mantis (Choeradodis rhombicollis) in defensive position, on flower, Chinambi, Carchi, Ecuador

Termite hill and acacia tree, Shaba National Reserve, North Kenya

European mantis (Mantis religiosa) hunting swarming Pale burrower mayfly (Ephoron virgo), mayflies recently hatched. Tudela, La Ribera de Navarra, Navarre, Spain. August

Cockroaches (Periplaneta americana) on wall of Gomantong Cave. Sabah, Borneo. Malaysia

Praying mantis nymph silhouetted through leaf, . Raja Ampat, Western Papua, Indonesian New Guinea

Praying mantis (Tenodera sp) on plant at night. Wuliangshan Nature Reserve, Jingdong, Yunnan Province, China

Leaf mantis (Choeradodis sp. ) Tortuguero National Park, Costa Rica
Leaf mantis (Choeradodis sp.) Tortuguero National Park, Costa Rica

Giant African mantis (Sphodromantis viridis) portrait, captive, occurs in West Africa

Peruvian mantis (Oxyopsis peruviana) silhouette with sun behind, captive, occurs in South America

Black cockroach (Polyzosteriinae) Torndirrup National Park, Western Australia. Meetyourneighbours.net project

Praying Mantis (Mantis religiosa) defensive display on flowers, Orvieto, Italy. October. Meetyourneighbours.net project

Desert Praying mantis {Mantodea} Skeleton Coast, Namibia

Praying mantis (Mantidae) with water vapour from cloud. Taken at high altitude hill station, Himalayas, India

Female Praying mantis (Mantis religiosa) crawling on thistle, Lorraine, France. August

Termite Mounds on the Nifold Plain Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia. June 2012

Leaf mantis (Choeradodis sp. ) Tortuguero National Park, Costa Rica
Leaf mantis (Choeradodis sp.) Tortuguero National Park, Costa Rica

Mantis on vegetation near the sand dunes, Dalyan Delta, Turkey, August 2009

Spiky flower-mimic stick insect (Toxodera berieri) active at night. Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo

Termite (Isoptera) colony with six-metre high cooling chimney, Bogoria, Kenya

Termites (Isoptera) flying upwards towards a street lamp, India

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