Posing.........

..........for the Camera


Praying Mantis


New Zealand has two species of praying mantis
- The Native Praying Mantis
- And
- The introduced species from South Africa


The two species look different
- The native NZ adult have a large purple spot on the inside of each front leg and is bright green
- The South African have a distinctive hammerhead appearance. They can range in colour from green to brown.