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Egyptian Flower Mantis (male)
Blepharopsis mendica
28.4894, 34.4788
Field Notes
Description:
"Empusids are slender and are identified by the spines on their protibia which have alternatively one long spine and two to four shorter spines. They also have leaf-like lobes on the femora. The antennae of the males are elongate and doubly pectinate (comb-like) rather than thin and bare as usually found in the mantids." ~reference
Habitat:
spotted in a coastal desert wadi
Notes:
Difficult to snap a photo of him as he was so well hidden in the plant, but you can see the comb-like antennae and an interesting spot of blue on the inside leg; aka Devil's Flower Mantis, Thistle Mantis, Arab Mantis
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