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Stick Mantis nymph
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Mantis ootheca (foam egg case).
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STICK MANTIS FACTS |
Identification
The Stick Mantis is a large pale brown mantis. It looks like a twig and can be mistaken for an stick insect. The forewings have are two black dots on each side. The females have wings that cover only the front half of the abdomen. Males have wings that cover the whole abdomen.
Other Names
Brown Mantis
Size
110mm. Females are larger than males.
Habitat
common on garden trees and shrubs
Food
ambushes insects
Breeding
lays eggs in foamy egg case called an ootheca, on a twig in a shrub. The ootheca is nearly as large as a table tennis ball. Young hatch out as small versions of the adult.
Classification
| Class: | Insecta | | Order: | Mantodea | | Family: | Mantidae | | Genus: | Archimantis | | Species: | latistyla | | Common Name: | Stick Mantis |
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