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Shield Mantis

Choeradodis rhombicollis

Description:

"Is a species of praying mantis native to South America and found in Belize, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guyana, Guatemala, Colombia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, and Surinam".

Habitat:

The specimen was photographed in Veragua Rainforest Research & Adventure Park

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10 Comments

Andrea Lim
Andrea Lim 10 years ago

I have never seen anything like this before ... amazing!

Scott Frazier
Scott Frazier 11 years ago

Wow. A fantastic spotting & creature!

LisaPalmerFleming
LisaPalmerFleming 12 years ago

amazing creature, love all three perspectives. Nice work, great find!

Ismael Chaves
Ismael Chaves 12 years ago

Love the last photo

jcbetz
jcbetz 12 years ago

WOW, what an incredible animal! I love praying mati

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

You should definitely add this beauty to the Mimetic Animals mission!

hg_williams3
hg_williams3 12 years ago

cool to the extreme

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 12 years ago

Wow! How different!

Carolina
Carolina 12 years ago

Que preciosidad!

NuwanChathuranga
NuwanChathuranga 12 years ago

Beautiful!!!

jmunozcr
Spotted by
jmunozcr

Cartago, Costa Rica

Spotted on Dec 31, 2011
Submitted on Dec 31, 2011

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