Monday, July 03, 2006

Pseudocreobotra!

That neat little mantis is known as a spiny flower mantis, of the Pseudocreobotra genus. It's an African species, but it seems like it's very similar to the European praying mantis I've seen in New York and New England, in terms of habit and diet, though perhaps not as aggressive: an insectivorous ambush predator that's very well camouflagued. More mantis pictures here.

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