Caption

An insect cleverly disguises itself as part of a spiny twig, set against a blurred green background: a phantom mantis in a meadow near Windhoek in Namibia (Phyllocrania paradoxa)

Date

May 25, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/Roland Brack

Reference

BRK26H36_465

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

80.1Mb (26.7Mb) / 14.4in x 21.6in / 4322 x 6480 (300dpi)

Keywords

twig meadow Insect camouflage animal nature Namibia Africa wildlife brown green prickly branch mantis wildlife photography Windhoek natural environment Southern Africa ghost mantis lawn open air fauna bough mante habitat field spiky tree branch natural habitat spiny twigs meadows Insects animals branches mantises natural environments boughes tree branches Grass field