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Photo by AkashSatpathy
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Description:

A different type of Mantis :)

Species ID Suggestions

Indian rose mantis

Gongylus gongylodes

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Gopal murali
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Comments (5)
Leah M
Gah! That's creepy looking haha but cool spotting!
LisaPalmerFleming
This is Gongylus gongylodes, a Wandering Violin Mantis. Truth is indeed stranger than fiction :) Lucky you!
Gurleen Kaur
whatever it is, it is awesome and really cool
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PublishedJanuary 1, 2012

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