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Mantodea

Photo by Tiz
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-26.3166, 31.9903

Field Notes

Description:

A bit over 10 cm mantid. Clear green, brownish eye-colour and some blue dot on the inside of the forelimbs.

Habitat:

Sitting on a man made sigh in Magadzavane logde, rain season. Mixed forest, lubombo region. Altitude: 543.799 m latitude/longitude: -26.316624, 31.990292

Notes:

This mantid was one out of two my sharped eyed brother found, just before the rain started to fall, and the whole family had to take cover inside :)

Species ID Suggestions

the mantises or preying mantis

Mantis religiosa

Reference Link
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Comments (5)
Tiz
Thank you RiekoS :) And Saumya, I think that he is quite cute too... I think we are a bit "different" compared to "others" :D
Tiz
Thank you for the comment and your ID contribution Srimanta. Let us hope that we can find a more detailed ID on this one, that would be very interesting. Have a great day :)
srimanta
excellent captured.....regards.... :)Sri

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Mlawula Nature Reserve
Photographed
PublishedJanuary 4, 2014

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