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Pseudomantis albofimbriata
There is a dark spot on inner side of each of its front arms. They are slow moving, with large abdomen. The females have their wings relatively small, covered only half of their abdomen, and do not seems able to fly. Males are fully winged but smaller in size. Like all others mantids, False Garden Mantids have long thorax and strong spiny forelegs. They have the very mobile triangular shaped head with distinctive ocelli and large compound eyes. Their segmented antenna are medium to long in length.
Spotted sitting on a broom at my backdoor. I have a strange, irrational fear of praying mantis' so i feel more comfortable taking photos of striking snakes than this tiny guy!
Thanks to ForestDragon for the ID!
There is now a Global mission for mantids! I would love to see this one added. :-) http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/1573...
Thanks mark and Leanne! I wasn't even aware they could have eyes like that until I spotted him!
Nice one Alice. There's some great colour variations of these. Love the red eyes.
Thanks luis, Diaz and yasser!! And thanks very much forestdragon for your help!!
Alice, that second photo is just fine! This looks like a male False Garden Mantis to me. Here are some more references from right here on PN: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/183...
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/192...
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/226...
ForestDragon i've added a full body shot however it's not great because he disappeared before i got a chance to get a good one. The only other thing i can add for ID is that he was about 5cm long.
I think I do have a full body one somewhere ill have a look :) thanks for the links I'll have a look at them too!
Great image, Alice! Do you have any other photos of this Mantid? My initial thought is that this is a False Garden Mantid (Pseudomantis albofimbriata ). Here are a couple of links that may be helpful:
http://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_...
http://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_...
I know! I was so scared taking it then it looked at me like that! Such an irrational fear
Spotted on Apr 11, 2014
Submitted on Apr 11, 2014
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