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Rhombodera kirbyi is a species of praying mantises in the family Mantidae, found in Timor, giving it its common name of the Timor Shield Mantis. [1] [2] [3] The kirbyi is a large species of mantis with the female reaching up to 10 cm with the male slightly smaller at 8-8.5 cm. It is found in different morphs ranging from a very pale green to a ...
Sibylla pretiosa, [1] commonly known as the cryptic mantis, is a species of mantis found in southern Africa. [2] They have a long and thin prothorax . [ 2 ] The distinctively ornamented species has projections on the head, prothorax, and four femora.
Choeradodis rhombicollis, or Peruvian shield mantis, [1] is a species of praying mantis native to North America, Central America, and South America. It is found in Belize, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana , Guatemala, Colombia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, and Suriname .
The mantis was revered by the southern African Khoi and San in whose cultures man and nature were intertwined; for its praying posture, the mantis was even named Hottentotsgot ("god of the Hottentots") in the Afrikaans language that had developed among the first European settlers. [97]
The European mantis (Mantis religiosa) is a large hemimetabolic insect in the family of the Mantidae ('mantids'), which is the largest family of the order Mantodea (mantises). [3] Their common name praying mantis is derived from the distinctive posture of the first pair of legs that can be observed in animals in repose. It resembles a praying ...
Miomantis paykullii is a species of praying mantis in the family Miomantidae. [2] It is one of several species sometimes known as the Egyptian praying mantis, along with Miomantis abyssinica. [3] The species is found in a number of African countries, including Egypt, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Uganda, Senegal and Togo, as well as Israel, [4] in the ...
Download QR code; Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Amantis philippina is a species of praying mantis native to the Philippines ...
Gonatista grisea, common name grizzled mantis, Florida bark mantis or lichen mimic mantis, is a species of praying mantis native to the southern United States, primarily Florida. They commonly perch on trees facing down to wait for prey, and will eat any insect they can overpower.