The Spiny flower mantis (Pseudocreobotra wahlbergii

Pseudocreobotra wahlberghii is a small African tropical mantis. Because of its colourful beauty, it is called Spiny flower mantis. The adult who fears a threat assumes a terrifying look, raises the head, the prothorax and the fore legs, as well as the forewings evidencing the ocellar spots that recall the number 6 or 9 .