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Torbia viridissima
50mm long; looks very much like a healthy eucalyptus leaf; very long fine antennae; long legs looking like fresh eucalyptus twigs.
Eucalyptus trees east coast of Australia.
This might have been the same as a baby... http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/796...
Spotted on Feb 9, 2012
Submitted on Feb 9, 2012
5 Comments
lol @Argybee wonderful spotting and photos.
Maybe I shouldn't have whacked him so hard to make him stand still.
You've gotta get him some glasses. Your answer is yes, I think. I imagine this feature of pseudo pupils in compound eyes evolved before phasmids and mantids diverged. I wonder what other species display this feature?
I was wondering martin if it's the same story as the mantis as far as the eyes go.
That's a good find argybee. I love his (?) pupils. The young nymphs are more colorful http://brisbanemacro.files.wordpress.com... http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/789...