Praying Mantis

a small praying mantis, Kitale, Kenya, Africa, photo © Michael Plagens

The mantis has large eyes on a swivel-head and a pair of grasping legs held prayer-like. Adults of many kinds have wings. Voracious predators.

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Praying Mantis #2

a praying mantis, Nairobi, Kenya, Africa, photo © Michael Plagens

The mantis has large eyes on a swivel-head and a pair of grasping legs held prayer-like. Adults of many kinds have wings. Voracious predators.

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Praying Mantis

a large, powerful praying mantis, Kajiado, Kenya, Africa, photo © Michael Plagens

This large praying mantis should be capable of capturing large insects like moths, butterflies and bees.

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Praying Mantis #5

a slender, brown mantis, Baringo, Kenya, Africa, photo © Michael Plagens

This praying mantis was attracted to lights at night which could spell trouble for this predator's own survival.

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Brown Mantis

a brown praying mantis species, Kerio Valley, Kenya, Africa, photo © Michael Plagens

The mantis has large eyes on a swivel-head and a pair of grasping legs held prayer-like. Adults of many kinds have wings. Voracious predators.

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Bark Mantis

praying mantis designed to hunt and hide on tree bark, Kenya, Africa, photo © Michael Plagens

Looks like a piece of tree bark and maintains a low profile.

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Kenya Natural History

Copyright Michael J. Plagens, Page created 5 November 2015,
updated 6 Jan. 2017.

By no means am I an expert on the Natural History of Kenya. I am new to exploring East Africa. By creating a page for the species as I learn them I am teaching myself. If I make errors I expect that a kind person will let me know so that I can make corrections.