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Asian Ant Mantis

Odontomantis planiceps

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Field Notes

Description:

I saw this little "ant" scurrying about an ants nest only to realize after I had photographed it that it was actually a Mantis mimicking an Ant.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
Machi
I agree. I think it looks very similar to this spotting: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/1057576020 You could add it to the ant mimics mission and maybe get some more help http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/380336002
andrecoppe
Hi Reza Hashemizadeh, This little guy is very alike to praying mantis nymph of Odontomantis genus.
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PublishedSeptember 24, 2015

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