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Praying mantis

Acanthopidae sp.

Photo by João Burini
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Always wanted to find one of these leaf mantids again, the only other time I saw one was years ago and the camera was out of power.

Habitat:

Atlantic rainforest

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Comments (3)
João Burini
Um desses não sei, mas dos comuns é fácil se tiver flor por perto, no quintal sempre tem pelo menos um... eles sobem fácil sim hehe
Sckel
Que doçura, João. Quais as possibilidades de se encontrar um mantis em um jardim urbano? :D Eles vêm facilmente na sua mão ou é preciso um pouco de insistência?

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PublishedAugust 5, 2013

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