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The Wooden Mantis

Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2017 7:20 am
by Sakaaaaa
Thought I'd share pics of a really cool wooden mantis I found last year. ID is welcome
Your Welcome Seymour_
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Re: The Wooden Mantis

Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2017 4:20 pm
by nimbulan
Wow that's actually a mantis, not just a stick insect? I've never seen one camoflaged like that before.

Re: The Wooden Mantis

Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2017 5:58 pm
by Seymour_
Thanks. That looks amazing. As i glanced passed the new posts i though it was a stick. I like mantis. If i ever build a green house i want to keep a few of them inside it.

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Re: The Wooden Mantis

Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2017 11:27 pm
by Sakaaaaa
nimbulan wrote:Wow that's actually a mantis, not just a stick insect? I've never seen one camoflaged like that before.
Yep, it's a mantis. In the first picture you can zoom in and see the mantis head and folded mantis arms.

Re: The Wooden Mantis

Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2017 12:58 am
by tannerm
Wow. Thanks for sharing. That's EPIC!


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Re: The Wooden Mantis

Posted: Thu Jun 01, 2017 3:59 am
by Sakaaaaa
Sorry for bumping this up, but I think I just found out the ID of this thing while reading Wikipedia's List of Largest Organisms.
Wikipedia wrote:The largest species of this order is Toxodera denticulata from Java, which has been measured up to 20 cm (7.9 in) in overall length.
Do you guys think that's it?

Re: The Wooden Mantis

Posted: Fri Jun 02, 2017 12:28 am
by Salute flytraps234
I think it is a Toxodera denticulata because the one you showed looks similar to the one I found on google.


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Re: The Wooden Mantis

Posted: Fri Jun 02, 2017 12:29 am
by Salute flytraps234
Any way that is a weird mantis.


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