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Banded Flower Mantis

vids — Sun, 30 Jun 2024 10:52:37 +0000

Theopropus elegans, common name banded flower mantis, is a species of praying mantis native to Southeast Asia. Until their first moult, nymphs have red and black exoskeletons that aid them in ant mimicry. Wikipedia

Location: Thomson Nature Park – June 2024

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Boxer Mantis – Astyliasula sp

vids — Sat, 29 Jun 2024 07:29:08 +0000

Astyliasula is a genus of mantises belonging to the family Hymenopodidae. The species of this genus are found in Southeastern Asia. Species: Astyliasula basinigra Astyliasula hoffmanni Astyliasula inermis Astyliasula javana Astyliasula major Astyliasula phyllopus Astyliasula sarawaca Astyliasula wuyshana Yang & Wang Wikipedia

Scientific name: Astyliasula

Thanks Benedict Yap for the ID

Thomson Nature Park – June 2024

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Bark Horned Mantis

vids — Mon, 12 Feb 2024 02:24:33 +0000

Ceratocrania macra is a mantis species in the family Hymenopodidae. The English common name is bark horned mantis. No subspecies are listed. It is found in Java, Borneo, and Sumatra. Wikipedia

Scientific name: Ceratocrania macra

Location: Thomson Nature Park – March 2023

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Stick Mantis – Euchomenella sp

vids — Sun, 05 Nov 2023 09:11:42 +0000

Stick Mantis or Giraffe Mantis

Location: Kranji Marshes – November 2023

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Boxer Mantis

vids — Sun, 07 May 2023 12:08:51 +0000

Boxer mantis is a common name given to various species of praying mantis. The name comes from the way these mantises move their oversized grasping forelimbs as they communicate with each other.

Probably: Pachymantis bicingulata Nympth ?

Location: Thomson Nature Park, May 2023

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Giant Asian Mantis – Hierodula patellifera

vids — Mon, 11 Jan 2021 12:17:46 +0000

Hierodula patellifera, common name giant Asian mantis, Asian mantis, Indochina mantis or Harabiro Mantis, is a species of praying mantis belonging to genus Hierodula. Wikipedia

Spotted at Choa Chu Kang

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Asian Ant Mantis – Odontomantis planiceps

vids — Tue, 06 Oct 2020 06:35:27 +0000

The Asian ant mantis ( Odontomantis planiceps ) is a small mantis, with adult size ranging from 1.4 cm for males and 2.0 cm for females. It is commonly called the Asian ant mantis because it exhibits batesian mimicry in its juvenile stages, resembling black ants – most notably from the 1st to 3rd instar at which they are most vulnerable from predators.

Odontomantis planiceps is completely black from the 1st to 3rd instar, with green bands at the edges of every thorax segment.

After molting to the 4th instar and up to its ultimate molt, Asian ant mantises are mostly green with some variation in color depending on the vegetation in which they reside

Source: Wikipedia

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