Noticed a movement on the floor at the entrance to our garage and a closer look revealed a small Mantis hunting ants.
At about 3cm in length it is one of the smallest mantis and as this is wingless it is a female and a very adept hunter as as I watched it quickly caught and devoured two ants.
It is one of the Boxing Bark Mantis of the genus Paraoxypilus, and the large forelegs when held out resemble boxing gloves and give its common name.
They are widespread around the coastal regions of Australia.
