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Stick mantid

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Description:

Praying mantis are a group of predatory insects well known for their camouflage. This species is very twig like and would be very difficult to spot in amongst the branches. Luckily for me it was out sunning itself on a rock.

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5 Comments

Atul
Atul 12 years ago

superb spotting!

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 years ago

This is plant mimic Stick mantis.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stick_manti...

Wild Things
Wild Things 12 years ago

Wonderful spotting.

MaryEvans2
MaryEvans2 12 years ago

Interesting pose :) nice spotting and great photo.

Aaron_G
Aaron_G 12 years ago

Interesting. It's acting like a stick insect does upon being discovered - it acts twig-like. Very cool!

AmySutcliffe
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AmySutcliffe

Emnambithi-Ladysmith Local Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Spotted on Nov 28, 2011
Submitted on Feb 14, 2012

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