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Crowned Mantis

Empusa egena

Photo by OsamaEhtawish
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

A small mantis with a distinct and peculiar tall crest on the head, a very long and narrow thorax and pronounced lobes on the mid and hind legs and abdomen.

Habitat:

I found it in bush on a farm near the coast of Surman, Libya.

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