2004 Photograph,
Two Female Chinese Mantises (Tenodera sinensis, Family Mantidae) in a tug-of-war over an Annual Cicada, Huntley Meadows, Alexandria, Virginia, © 2020.
The mantis at top is trying to steal the cicada from the mantis at bottom.
Another vigorous threat display from the top mantis while the bottom
mantis continues eating the cicada. Shortly after this picture
was taken, the top mantis released her hold on the cicada and fled the
scene. |
