Jul 16
midnight photoshoot with beautiful alien woman
Spiny Grass Mantis (Archimantis armata)
seen from Russia
seen from Malaysia
seen from United States
seen from Germany
seen from India
seen from United States
seen from Russia
seen from Malaysia
seen from Thailand
seen from China
seen from Egypt
seen from United Kingdom
seen from China
seen from United States
seen from United States
seen from Italy
seen from Italy
seen from Malaysia
seen from Malaysia
seen from Malaysia
midnight photoshoot with beautiful alien woman
Spiny Grass Mantis (Archimantis armata)
a wonderful encounter with a Spiny Grass Mantis. mantids are really something special, it feels like there's a lot of intelligence and awareness about them (or perhaps I'm just anthropomorphising lol).
at any rate, she* was very patient with us as we fawned over her and took a ton of photos, before gently returning her to the fence to continue her prowl.
I especially love this photo of her foreleg, such wonderfully intense spines!
*I don't actually know how to sex mantids, my guess is based entirely on their short wings and generally large size. I welcome any corrections or tips on determining mantis sex!
Spiny Grass Mantis, female(?) (Archimantis armata).