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Ant-mimic Mantis nymph

Odontomantis sp.

Description:

Hailing from southern Asia, the Odontomantis genus contains multiple species known for their mimicry of black ants as young nymphs. The adults have a lovely evergreen colour with yellow or black dots on the lower abdomen.

Habitat:

Seen at a botinical garden in Kolkata.

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2 Comments

Wild Things
Wild Things 6 years ago

Thank you :-)

flowntheloop
flowntheloop 6 years ago

So cool! <3

Wild Things
Spotted by
Wild Things

Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Spotted on Feb 17, 2017
Submitted on May 31, 2017

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