Strike a pose: This Giant Malaysian Shield Praying Mantis looks almost as though it is about to break into a dance in Igor's studio in Munich, Germany
Cunning: A Schizocephala Mantis captures a fly mid air. Igor studies the habits and physiology of these compelling creatures, which gives him the edge when it comes to producing thought-provoking imagery
Don't mess: When threatened, the Spiny Flower Mantis shows the yellow from their un-opened wings. They are a small species growing to aprox. 40 mm in length
Leaf me alone: The South American dead leaf mantis mimics dead leaves to both hide from predators and prey
The Conehead Mantis, left, lives and hides in long grass and can grow up to 10cm. Right, a Leaf Grasshopper on a bud
Bizarre: A close-up of a the head of Dragonhead Eumegalodon
The Preying Mantis: When directly threatened, many Preying mantises, left and right, stand tall and spread their forelegs, with their wings fanning out wide
Girl power: This female Malaysian Orchid Praying Mantis is, at 60mm, long, twice the size of it's diminutive male counterpart
Silent but deadly: A Leaf Bug, left, hides on a leaf while a Spin
Phone home: A Heterohaeta, left, is the world's largest mantis pictured, while a giant devil's flower mantis, right, could easily be an alien sent from space
Tough guy: This Malaysian Jungle Nymph, left, has rows of razor-sharp spikes on it's head to ward off predators while the Plain Mantis, right, can mimic a butterfly
