Sphodromantis eating bee.IMG 3045s

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Description: English: Female Sphodromantis, probably S. gastrica (Common Green Mantid). The stripe on the flank of the abdomen is variable. If present it might be various shades of yellow to purple. She is eating a bee; this is not unusual, but the species is known for eating caterpillars in particular.[1] A biting midge, Ceratopogonidae, appears to have filled its belly on the blood of the mantis while it fed; it is sitting on the joint between the right-hand femur and the tibia. Date: 26 August 2009. Source: Own work. Author: JonRichfield. Somerset West South Africa ↑ Alan Weaving; Mike Picker; Griffiths, Charles Llewellyn (2003) Field Guide to Insects of South Africa, New Holland Publishers, Ltd ISBN: 1-86872-713-0. Licensing[edit] : This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license. :. You are free: to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work to remix – to adapt the work Under the following conditions: attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use. share alike – If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same or compatible license as the original. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0 CC BY-SA 3.0 Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 truetrue.