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However, with its wings extended like this, it is actually getting ready to defend itself. This image shows a species of praying mantis known as Deiphobe brunneri, with its wings extended and its ...

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The blue mantis—a rare subspecies of the praying mantis—moves with grace and yet is also a fierce predator, said Dinneen. “A mantis doesn’t fly around sporadically,” he said.