AUSTRALIAN INVERTEBRATES
Praying Mantises
Australia has just over 100 described species of praying mantises. They are found in a wide range of habitats from the dry deserts to the lush rainforests. Size varies enormously from minute species living upon termite mounds to giants in the tropical northern forests.
![Sphodropoda dentifrons Green-Mallee-Mantis](https://www.minibeastwildlife.com.au/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Sphodropoda-dentifrons-plw42h2jdb8albvo0iw8ope316ehzfsorymkxjhw2o.jpg)