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πŸ™ Mantises

Roeder's Dead Leaf Mantis

Acanthops roederiana

About

A dark brown dead leaf mantis from the Amazon basin named after entomologist Roeder. Its serrated pronotum edges mimic a torn leaf margin.

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Did You Know?

Its serrated pronotum is so leaf-like that it creates the illusion of insect damage on a real leaf.