The Wooden Mantis

The Wooden Mantis#285327

By Sakaaaaa -  Thu Feb 02, 2017 7:20 am
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- Thu Feb 02, 2017 7:20 am #285327

Thought I'd share pics of a really cool wooden mantis I found last year. ID is welcome
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Re: The Wooden Mantis#285341

By nimbulan -  Thu Feb 02, 2017 4:20 pm
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- Thu Feb 02, 2017 4:20 pm #285341

Wow that's actually a mantis, not just a stick insect? I've never seen one camoflaged like that before.

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Re: The Wooden Mantis#285345

By Seymour_ -  Thu Feb 02, 2017 5:58 pm
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- Thu Feb 02, 2017 5:58 pm #285345

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#285370

By Sakaaaaa -  Thu Feb 02, 2017 11:27 pm
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- Thu Feb 02, 2017 11:27 pm #285370

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.

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Re: The Wooden Mantis#285377

By tannerm -  Fri Feb 03, 2017 12:58 am
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- Fri Feb 03, 2017 12:58 am #285377

Wow. Thanks for sharing. That's EPIC!

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Re: The Wooden Mantis#294198

By Sakaaaaa -  Thu Jun 01, 2017 3:59 am
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- Thu Jun 01, 2017 3:59 am #294198

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?

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Re: The Wooden Mantis#294236

By Salute flytraps234 -  Fri Jun 02, 2017 12:28 am
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- Fri Jun 02, 2017 12:28 am #294236

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#294237

By Salute flytraps234 -  Fri Jun 02, 2017 12:29 am
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- Fri Jun 02, 2017 12:29 am #294237

Any way that is a weird mantis.

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