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Conehead Mantis – large

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This was a real treat and I still don’t really know how my husband spotted it.

But there it was, aware of us too and seemingly wanting to start making a getaway.

But i managed to follow him around for a few minutes and see what a strange creature he really, even compared to the other mantises I had seen.

Goes down as one of the most alien creatures I have ever seen.

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Summer spiders 2020

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There haven’t been many of late since the cold weather moved in, but in the summer we had lots of different spiders. Here are a few I managed to capture, they don’t hang around!

Green Huntsman
Orb Weaver
Jumping Spider
Cucumber Spider?

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Psammodromus Lizard

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I miss these little guys when I go back through my pictures. Lizards were everywhere in Spain as well as geckos and other wildlife. This is a Psammodromus lizard, with it’s colourful stripe easy to identify.

Their tails and underbelly turns bright orange when they are in mating season.

They are so cool.

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Butterfly #1

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I have no idea what type of butterfly this is as I only managed to take a picture with it’s wings closed, despite it being taken at a butterfly farm! I have looked through the pages of options and nothing fits so far. There will be more to come, but this is one of my favourite pictures, in fact I think they all are 😉

(c) K Wicks