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Photo by JessicaSA
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Field Notes

Description:

A small praying manis (only around 2 cm from top to bottom) with intricate patterns of differing shades of brown, grey and black. Perfectly camouflaged as a leaf with rough edges and flattened and elongated body parts.

Habitat:

Found around the lights in our home.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
ForestDragon
Great find! Please consider adding this to the global Mantid mission: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/15738247
JacobHeights
Looks like a sophisticated type of praying mantis. Very cool

Spotted for Missions

Mission
Marvelous Mantids of the World
Mission
Mission WILD
Mission
National Geographic's Great Nature Project

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PublishedMay 26, 2014

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