Caption

A brown praying mantis, camouflaged as it balances on small white flowers, a phantom mantis in a meadow near Windhoek in Namibia (Phyllocrania paradoxa)

Date

Jul 01, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/Roland Brack

Reference

BRK26I42_362

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

92.8Mb (30.9Mb) / 23.2in x 15.5in / 6972 x 4650 (300dpi)

Keywords

detail close up macro white little blossom meadow Insect camouflage animal nature Namibia Africa wildlife brown flowering European mantis balance Mantis mantis wildlife photography Windhoek natural environment detail view nature photography Southern Africa ghost mantis section close-up macro shot tiny bloom lawn open air fauna Praying mantis Mantes mante habitat closeup macro view small field in flower natural habitat Close view macro photo close shot macro photography macro-photograph details close ups macros blossoms meadows Insects animals European mantises balancing Mantises mantises natural environments sections close-ups macro shots blooms blooming closeups macro photos blossoming Detailed image Close-up Grass field balances detailed view close-up shot