Title

Sexual cannibalism

Caption

Sexual cannibalism, Close-up portrait of large female green praying mantis eats the male after mating on tree branch covered with lichen. Transcaucasian tree mantis (Hierodula transcaucasica), Odessa, Ukraine, Europe

Date

Jun 10, 2023

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER

Reference

BRK23D29_445

License type

Royalty free

Available size

23,7Mb (425,9Kb) / 12,8in x 7,2in / 3840 x 2160 (300dpi)

Keywords

portrait adult adult animal animal animal feed animal pair behavior big branch cannibalism close up conspecific couple cropped deserted detail detail view Eastern Europe Eastern European Europe European mantis face to face feed feeding female female animal green head head shot Insect Lichen look looking at camera male male animal Mantis mantis mate mating mating behavior mating season mature natural environment nature Odessa Odessa Oblast overgrown plant plant cover reproduction sex sexual sexuality social behaviour two Two Animals Ukraine wildlife wildlife photography