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Posted: 08 Oct 2023


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Mantis

Mantis
Came inside to pose for a photo!!

After about 36 hours I found him by the window, tired and listless, wrapped him in a sheet of cloth and let him out on the lawn. Hope he recovered and doing well WWW web says its life span is 10 to 12 months

www.inaturalist.org/taxa/603127-Sphodromantis-gastrica

Sphodromantis gastrica, with the common names African mantis or common green mantis, is a species of praying mantis from Africa.

It averages 65–75 millimetres (2.6–3.0 in) in body length, and has a very diverse diet, hunting any prey of reasonable size.[4] It has a lifespan of approximately 332 days and usually females live longer than males. Their survival rate until adulthood is about 41.8%.


Previously classified as Hierodula bicarinata (Saussure, 1869) and as Sphodromantis guttata (Giglio-Tos, 1907), this species has been found in South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Democratic Republic of Congo, and East Africa



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Marije Aguillo, Fred Fouarge, Boarischa Krautmo, Rosalyn Hilborne have particularly liked this photo


Comments
 Jaap van 't Veen
Jaap van 't Veen club
beautiful close-up.
2 years ago.
 Marije Aguillo
Marije Aguillo club
:-)))
2 years ago.
 Christa1004
Christa1004 club
Amazing find in your house, maybe he came in to warm up;-)
2 years ago.

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