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Praying Mantis

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ForestDragon
This lovely Mantid looks like one from Genus Tenodera. Perhaps a Purplewinged Mantid. I'm not sure since the body doesn't look as long as many of the images. http://brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_mantids/PurplewingedMantid.htm
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PublishedDecember 22, 2011

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