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Find the Praying Mantis!

Whether you call them "praying" mantis or "preying" mantis, one thing is for sure: they are difficult to find. Tucked away in vegetation and as...

Late afternoon sun gives away the location of this praying mantis hidden in a bed of lavender. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Late afternoon sun gives away the location of this praying mantis hidden in a bed of lavender. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Dead Tithonia leaves camouflage this praying mantis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Dead Tithonia leaves camouflage this praying mantis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A very gravid female hanging out in the lavender. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A very gravid female hanging out in the lavender. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

These are all green leaves, right? No, there's a green praying mantis here, too. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

These are all green leaves, right? No, there's a green praying mantis here, too. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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