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Dry leaf mimic Mantis

Acanthops falcataria

Description:

Small mantis that resembles a dead leaf, found in a trunk in the rainforest of Manuel Antonio National Park.

Habitat:

Ranforest

1 Species ID Suggestions

South American Dead Leaf Mantis
Acanthops falcataria Take a Bow, Little Mantis : The Featured Creature


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8 Comments

Scott Frazier
Scott Frazier 10 years ago

Looks like a good spotting for this mission http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8015...

Jonathan Sequeira
Jonathan Sequeira 11 years ago

Thanks for the comment gatorfellows

Jonathan Sequeira
Jonathan Sequeira 11 years ago

Thanks for the suggestion

gatorfellows
gatorfellows 11 years ago

lovely :)

Jonathan Sequeira
Jonathan Sequeira 11 years ago

Thanks Kunzah....

mauna Kunzah
mauna Kunzah 11 years ago

Wow, I could never recognize that for the life of me! Props to you for this spotting.

Jonathan Sequeira
Jonathan Sequeira 11 years ago

So glad you like it, I coudn´t get closer for a better picture, but thats the way in the forest....

KarenSaxton
KarenSaxton 11 years ago

Great spotting!

Jonathan Sequeira
Spotted by
Jonathan Sequeira

San José, Costa Rica

Spotted on Jan 1, 2013
Submitted on Jan 7, 2013

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