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Sunday, 2 November 2014

Mantis and camouflage




I think the top are of our Giant or Common Green Mantid. The middle is that of the young, characteristically with their tails raised. Green is a good colour for for an ambush predator among leaves. Below is the camouflage of what is probably a Bark Mantid, adapted for a quite different environment. Compare the camouflage with that of our Rock and Tree Agamas.
   

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