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Spiny Flower Mantis (Nymph)

Pseudocreobotra wahlbergii

Photo by pamsai
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Field Notes

Description:

A pretty little pink and white mantis around half an inch in size.

Habitat:

Mantenga nature Reserve in the middle veld region of Swaziland

Species ID Suggestions

Spiny Flower Mantis Nymph

Pseudocreobotra wahlbergii

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Comments (40)
pamsai
thanks everyone for favouriting this little mantis, and for all the lovely comments.
pamsai
Dan, Tina and I discussed which photo to use as the top one and it was a toss up between the first and second, but we decided it was easier to see what it was in the first photo. Hard to get a photo of its eyes, it kept turning its head away!
pamsai
Thank you ForestDragon for making that mission. I entered my little mantis!
ForestDragon
I just love these mantids! They are so beautiful! There is a global mantid mission now! http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/15738247
pamsai
thanks everyone for the kind comments and the fav's... Not much internet here in Swaziland, so I can't reply individually.
SukanyaDatta
Wow...speechless in admiration...of the species and the photograph.
RiekoS
I am little late, but this is fantastic! Congratulations!
Mark Ridgway
Stunning creature and great shots Pam. Congrats.
AntónioGinjaGinja
Pam,your Africa "recolt" is awesome :-) just to much beautiful insect,looks "impossible,evolution is amazing,congrats on this so well deserved SOTD and thanks for sharing such a great spotting page
sunnyjosef
Very beautiful spotting... Congrats to you pamsai!!
albear1960
Very nice shots and amazingly beautiful little nymph!
Leuba Ridgway
What a great-looking mantid - and wonderful photos ! Congratulations, Pam !!.
KateBraun
Congratulations on the SOTD, I am happy Swaziland offered up something so special for you!
LaurenZarate
Wow Pam! Just unbelievable. Love it. Beautiful photographs.
MarcTe
so gorgeous!!! congrats on the well deserved SOTD :)
kdpicturemaker
Such an incredibly beautiful Mantis nymph! You must be proud to have such a lovely image in your collection.
KarenL
Congrats Pam, your awesome mantis nymph waits is our Spotting of the Day! The spiny flower mantis is so well camouflaged that prey insects can attempt to pollinate it, at which moment the mantis seizes and eats them! Facebook: https://upload.facebook.com/projectnoah/photos/a.10150595289465603.674700.10150120463815603/10154036006010603/?type=1&stream_ref=10 Twitter: https://twitter.com/projectnoah/status/456624874052526080
KateBraun
I've now created a mission for Mantenga Nature Reserve, so you could add this to it. http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/250476007
bayucca
Should be Pseudocreobotra wahlbergii nymph, might be the female. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudocreobotra_wahlbergi http://scienceblogs.com/zooillogix/wp-content/blogs.dir/253/files/2012/04/i-e6c5b49756056c5f0c85f91dcae096bf-Pseudocreobotra%20Wahlbergii.jpg http://www.deviantart.com/morelikethis/372722914?view_mode=2 http://www.phasmidsincyberspace.com/PseudocreobotraWahlbergii.html http://sauce.flog.pl/wpis/5727211/pseudocreobotra-wahlbergii-l4 http://www.sareptiles.co.za/forum/viewtopic.php?f=126&t=17643&hilit=Pseudocreobotra+wahlbergii
Jason Alexander
Georgeous! Thanks for sharing! Hope you'll know the ID soon..
Dan Doucette
Spectacular mantis Pam! Really like the second shot.
Tiz
This is a great find and I am jealous in the best way possible ;)

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Marvelous Mantids of the World
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Mlawula Nature Reserve
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Swaziland Guide
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Mantenga Nature Reserve
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PublishedApril 16, 2014

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