https://inaturalist.org Observation of the Day for Apr 2, 2026: Paramantis natalensis [Insecta], by user: nishthi
[via @inatrepostbot]
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/346153351
Kwadukuza Municipality, South Africa
2026-03-30T12:38:30+02:00
Credit: (c) Nishthi Singh, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
See more: https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/inat-observation-of-the-day
#inaturalist #inaturalistorg #citizenscience #paramantisnatalensis #paramantisnatalensis #kwadukuzamunicipality #southafrica #insecta #animals #arthropods #hexapods #insects #wingedandoncewingedinsects #mantises #extantmantises #mantids

Elle a fait ma journée, cette jolie petite mante.
#bugs #insects #macrophotography #closeup #naturephotography #mantids #arthropods

Daily old(ish) piece 157!

From 2024

#eli's-art #art #digital-art #procreate #drawing #doodles #illustration #original-art #animals #invertebrates #insects #bugs #mantids #mantis #praying-mantis #orchid-mantis #old-piece

Daily old piece 149!

From 2021

#photography #photo-friday #digital-photography #original-photography #nature #garden #plants #animals #invertebrates #insects #bugs #mantids #mantis #praying-mantis #old-piece

Mary the Mantis playfully looked over her shoulder with a grin at Mike and said “Don’t worry, silly, I don’t bite…”

Fujifilm X-H1
Laowa 65mm f/2.8 2:1 macro lens
Raynox DCR-250
Godox V350f flash
AK Diffuser hood
Edited and cropped in Lightroom

#photography #fotografie #photographie #fotografía #nature #insects #mantids #prayingmantis #mantis #macro #macrophotography #naturephotography #fujifilm #laowa #lightroom #earthshinephotography

*lays head on hand* “Im so bored…What to do?”

#photograpy #photographie #fotografie #fotografía #nature #macro #mantids #fujifilm #lightroom

My mantis ooth hatched!
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#mantids #prayingmantis #insects #invertebrates #ooth #baby #teeny #tiny #hobby ##entomology #chinesemantis #fairylights

Found this praying mantis catching rays on the south wall of the old barn. We had two freezes this week. Haven’t seen a grasshopper sincee October. But here she is, still. #mantids

Arizona Mantis (Stagmomantis limbata) just outside my kitchen door. November, 2023. Monrovia, California. #monroviaca #monroviacalifornia
#insects
#mantids #preyingmantis #arizonamantis
#omds #omds_om_photo #om1 #mzuiko60macro