Baby Mantis?

Found this tiny one today - is it a young mantis, or a small species? Having just moved to Oz from the UK, all this wildlife is very exotic to me

Not the best shots as they were hand held and the little one was running all over the place

nice captures

Looks a lot like Grasshopper Mantis of some variety.

Yup looks like a baby mantis- good captures
Brian V.

Thanks I used to know so much about wildlife and plant id in the UK - I feel like a beginner again over here, it's all so different

Being from Australia, it's probably poisonous! Nice captures!

G'day, Looks like a baby mantis to me, my biggest concern is that there is another Pommy in Oz . This used to be where they sent their prisoners, now they come free willed. Jokes aside - nice captures, looks really tiny.

Regards, Dutch

HAHA, Dutch, what's a Pommy?

Nice shot of this little guy. And I am glad there is still a warm place in the world.

G'day Mitch, A Pommy is what Australians call people from the UK. I think its history stems back to the colonial days where it stood for Patriot Of Mother England and became Pom, or in the case of Australians having to add a "y" to lots words (same as adding an "o"). I hope I haven't offended our British friend, hell, I can't talk - I'm Dutch

PS. Please don't ask me what they call Americans, it will open a huge Pandoras box. LOL


Regards, Dutch

mangrovedutch wrote in post #11562558
I hope I haven't offended our British friend, hell, I can't talk - I'm Dutch

haha not at all All the Dutch I have met have been crazy people