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i think that from all the mantis species uve photographed up until now the devil mantis is the most beautiful!!!(thats its name right ? ) or not.. cant find it in wiki but with almost 2.000 smth species i guess its tough for them all to be recorded in an encyclopeadia hmm ?
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diabolica (Devils flower mantis) Caresheet
Idolomantis diabolica (Devils flower mantis) Caresheet and breeding
The Idolomantis Diabolica, sometimes known as the "King of all mantids" for the obvious reason; it's beauty, size and rarity.
This species is another one of the very many flower mimics. With it's bright green wing case, centred with a large, coloured, ocellus. With leafy projections on the legs, and green/brown body colouring, this species is a true master of disguise. Both sexes possess fully grown wings, covering the whole abdomen. Sex determination is the usual, 8 segments for the male, and 6 or 7 for the female. Another sexual dimorphism is the difference on appearance of the antennae. The males have more feathery, split antennae, and the females long, thin and straight.
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thanx soooooooooooo much!!! This is cool! I guess ill have to start reading up my mantids hmmm? ^^ Thanx so much once again for the info 
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That poor thing , all up in it's face and all
That is an impressive shot .
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