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Photo by sunnyjosef
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Field Notes

Description:

Very well camouflaged mantis like bug. 20 mm long.

Habitat:

Tree trunk

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)
ForestDragon
Your beautiful mantids would be great additions to the Marvelous Mantids of the World mission: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/15738247
sunnyjosef
ForestDragon, Thank you for the I D suggestion... It sure looks the part..
ForestDragon
This does indeed look like a Mantid. Perhaps a species of Bark Mantid. I don't know what species are in your area though.
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PublishedFebruary 10, 2014

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