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South American dead-leaf mantis

Acanthops sp.

Spotting Image 1

Description:

Mantodea, Acanthopidae, Acanthopinae, Acanthops. South American Dead-leaf mantis. Louva-a-deus folha morta

Habitat:

Forests

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6 Comments

Noah Ranger
Leuba Ridgway
Leuba Ridgway 10 years ago

Brilliant mimicry - great spotting ! Thanks.

RiekoS
RiekoS 10 years ago

Very nice!

Adarsha B S
Adarsha B S 10 years ago

What a special one :) great :)

Noah Ranger
Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 10 years ago

Fantastic. Welcome to Project Noah.

JC_Forester
JC_Forester 10 years ago

Amazing species!

Cammie C. Jeffries
Cammie C. Jeffries 10 years ago

Fascinating!

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EuAmoLouvaDeus
Spotted by
EuAmoLouvaDeus

Belém, Pará, Brazil

Spotted on Jul 18, 2013
Submitted on Jul 18, 2013

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