Shield Mantis

Shield Mantis (Rhombodera)

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Image Copyright Cornelia Burkhardt

Last Observed: November 2015, Koh Chang
Observed By: Cornelia Burkhardt

The Shield Mantis is a member of the Praying Mantis family – some of the fiercest hunters in the animal kingdom.

Exactly which species of Shield Mantis is pictured here is unclear but it’s definitely of the Rhombadera genus.

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