Mantodea, Praying mantis

Swan Coastal Plain, Perth, Western Australia

Common in Perth, this green-brown coloured mantis is often found as adults in late summer. The adult females are particularly large, some even approximately reaching 20cm. This one however is in its nymphal stage.

Photographed for the Meet Your Neighbours international nature photography project in Perth, Western Australia.

Canon EOS 7D with Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro lens; 1/250s at f/16 ISO 250, flash fired: from hand.