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Re: AW Insect Book: Mantids (Mantodea) Pics & Descriptions

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Welcome to the AW forum, Deanne O0

Posting photos, read here: viewtopic.php?f=8&t=7052

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Re: Attachment of Images Update

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Good morning

I am trying to find out what Praying .antis this is. It sits on the top of the same plant and eats flies I catch for him/her.
My little Flower Mantid.
My little Flower Mantid.


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Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification

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0/* Deanne

Flower Mantid Harpagomantis tricolor

Look up here

https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic. ... 10#p446891


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Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification

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It's beautiful!! ^Q^ ^Q^


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Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification

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^Q^ Deanne!


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Re: AW Book of Insect and Invertebrates - Chat and discussion

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From Nelspruit:

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Re: AW Book of Insect and Invertebrates - Chat and discussion

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Silver-striped Hawkmoth

viewtopic.php?f=247&t=3184&start=20#p231595


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Re: Which species?

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Africa1983 wrote: ↑Tue Oct 09, 2018 11:47 am Grasshopper smll.jpgHi Can somebody tell me the name of this species? (Limpopo, South Africa)

Phymateus viridipes, also known as the Green milkweed locust. Nymphs are yellow.


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Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification

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How do I tell if this is a wingless instar or an adult member of one of the wingless (apterous) mantids, please? :-? -O- -O-

Quite small (the smallest I've ever seen), taken in Kruger


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Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification

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0/* Hiya

Good question lol

I think, if it is very tiny, as yours here it can be only a nymph. It does not look like a L1 but L2 or L3 maybe.

How about this one?

https://theprayingmantis.co.uk/product/ ... -x-nymphs/

I love the banded legs ^Q^


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