Female green praying mantis (Hierodula sp.) has a spot on its wing to resemble disease spots on the plants on which it feeds, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Spiky stick praying mantis (Paratoxodera sp.), a carnivorous ambush predator, camouflaged as a twig, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Stick Mantis (Mantodea), captive, Zambia, Africa

Alert praying mantis (Mantis religiosa) looking out from a hotel balcony, Kilada, Greece, Europe

Low angle view of a Praying mantis (Mantis religious) hunting on a bush, Greece, Europe

Closeup of a male Praying Mantis native to Arizona on the hunt for a female, Arizona, United States of America, North America

Closeup of a male Praying Mantis native to Arizona on the hunt for a female, Arizona, United States of America, North America

Praying mantis (stagmatoptera binotata) close-up of head, iwokrama rainforest, guyana

praying mantis (Mantodea), Long Bagun, East-Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia

praying mantis (Mantodea), Long Bagun, East-Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia

European mantis (mantis religiosa) on a flower, Paros, Aegean Sea, Greece, Europe

European mantis (mantis religiosa) on a branch, Paros, Aegean Sea, Greece, Europe

European mantis (mantis religiosa) on a flower, Paros, Aegean Sea, Greece, Europe

European mantis

European mantis Mantis on Goldenrod