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Grass Mantid

Pyrgomantis rhodesica

Photo by Johan Heyns
Published on Project Noah
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Description:

Grass mantid attracted to the porch light.

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Comments (4)
Johan Heyns
Thanks for the comments! It was a lucky find.
ForestDragon
Very cool find! S/he looks like something out of a Science Fiction novel!

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WILD Cities: Urban Biodiversity
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PublishedNovember 5, 2013

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