Insects- Praying Mantis

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The praying mantis, with its prayer-like posture, is a skilled predator using camouflage to ambush prey. Its 180-degree rotating head aids hunting. Found globally, with 2,400+ species, it’s known for sexual cannibalism. (Photos: Atul Sharma)

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Insect- Praying Mantis, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India. (Photo: Atul Sharma) - Side view of a Praying Mantis, Mantodea (or mantises, mantes) in resting position on full moon night in a garden at Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Insect- Praying Mantis, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India. (Photo: Atul Sharma) - Side view of a lonely Praying Mantis, Mantodea (or mantises, mantes) in resting position in night on a tree branch, street light in the background at Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

Insect- Praying Mantis, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India. (Photo: Atul Sharma) - Side view of a lonely Praying Mantis, Mantodea (or mantises, mantes) resting in night on a tree branch, full moon in the background at Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

Insect- Praying Mantis, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India. (Photo: Atul Sharma) - Sunset time, side view of a Praying Mantis, Mantodea (or mantises, mantes) in magical golden light on a tree branch at Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

Insect- Praying Mantis, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India. (Photo: Atul Sharma) - A Praying Mantis, Mantodea (or mantises, mantes) with ootheca the protective capsule with the eggs on a tree branch at Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Insect- Praying Mantis, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India. (Photo: Atul Sharma) - Two Praying Mantis, Mantodea (or mantises, mantes) with ootheca the protective capsule with the eggs on a tree branch at Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Insect- Praying Mantis, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India. (Photo: Atul Sharma) - Side view of two Praying Mantis, Mantodea (or mantises, mantes) mating on a tree branch in garden at Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Insect- Praying Mantis, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India. (Photo: Atul Sharma) - Close-up of head of a Praying Mantis, Mantodea (or mantises, mantes) in a garden at Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

Insect- Praying Mantis, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India. (Photo: Atul Sharma) - Side view of Two Praying Mantis, Mantodea (or mantises, mantes) in playful mood on a tree branch at Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

Insect- Praying Mantis, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India. (Photo: Atul Sharma) - Close-up of a Praying Mantis, Mantodea (or mantises, mantes) with dark background in playful mood in a garden at Noida, Uttar Predesh, India.

Insect- Praying Mantis, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India. (Photo: Atul Sharma) - Close-up of head of a Praying Mantis, Mantodea (or mantises, mantes) with dark greenish background in a garden at Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India.

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