The one neighbour was particularly scared of Prey Mantises until I introduced her to the Spiny-flower Mantis ... very well camouflaged Mantis. It turns out to be an African Twig Mantis, the ...

The delicate-looking creature is called a spiny flower mantis, or Pseudocreobotra wahlbergii. It is a species of praying mantis that is found in sub-Saharan Africa. Many are white with orange and ...

African flower mantis (left) and Johnston’s three-horned chameleon At my shows I like to present the abstract images first. Initially when people look at them, I think they sense a tension ...

Two nymphs of an African Spiny Flower Mantis (Pseudocreobrotra wahlbergii) face each other Picture: Igor Siwanowicz / Barcroft Media Credit: Igor Siwanowicz / Barcroft Media He says he hopes to ...

IGOR SIWANOWICZ / BARCROFT MEDIA A spiny flower mantis eating another bug Credit: IGOR SIWANOWICZ / BARCROFT MEDIA A large African praying mantis in Igor's home studio in Munich, Germany Credit ...

The mantis looks like an orchid flower because of something called aggressive mimicry, an evolutionary strategy where animals mimic something else in nature to trick or lure in prey. Sort of like ...