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Mantid nymph

Photo by Paul Davis
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Field Notes

Description:

Approx 20mm long , .this could be Mantid nymphs or possibly some type of Mantis Fly .

Habitat:

Hotel gardens .

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (5)
SukanyaDatta
Paul Davis you can take a look here: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/1141996012 Thanks
ForestDragon
Neat find! I agree that both look like mantid nymphs. These would be nice additions to the Marvelous Mantids of the World mission: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/15738247
Paul Davis
Thankyou both for your suggestions ,I will split the sightings in case they are different species,.
bayucca
I would say Mantis nymph, some nymphs are typically ant-mimics and Odontomantis might be one candidate. Nymphs are tricky to ID. I am not sure that both are from the same species. Maybe you make different spottings with link from one to the other. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ant-Mantis.jpg http://myitchyfingers.wordpress.com/2009/12/page/2/ http://www.photographersdirect.com/buyers/stockphoto.asp?imageid=2986197

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Biodiversity of Sri Lanka
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Marvelous Mantids of the World
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National Geographic's Great Nature Project

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PublishedMarch 29, 2014

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