14th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Praying mantis nails a Western tiger swallowtail
Praying mantis nails a Western tiger swallowtail on a Mexican sunflower (Tithonia) in Vacaville, Calif. The butterfly made the fatal mistake of landing on the same flower the praying mantis was occupying.
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 07.2014 |
| Date Uploaded: | 11.2016 |
| Photo Location: | Vacaville, California, United States of America |
| Copyright: | © Kathy Keatley Garvey |