Uploaded May 2015 | Updated September 2026, 8 hours ago

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Species of South American dead leaf mantis. Similar in appearance to Acanthops. Females build their oothecae (egg sacks) in the shape of a long thin bean pod hanging from a thin, stiff thread. When the nymphs emerge they hang on the ootheca until their carapace hardens.

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