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Gongylus gongylodes
A very big mantis with 9-10 cm in length.with violin shaped head
found it around a bush near rice field
This mantis was fighting with a bird(myna) when i spotted it unfortunately couldn't took a video.at last bird took off its legs and left the place.i kept it for some days in my home and released it in same place.
Spotted on Mar 24, 2011
Submitted on Jun 8, 2012
3 Comments
Ashish you are right males..have larger and feathery antennas in this species http://mantiskingdom.com/index.php?main_...
Gopal are you sure with Specie...
I find difference in antennas... is it difference in Genders...?
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/140...
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