Immature Female Nymph of the Newly Identified Praying Mantis Lineage <i>Hondurantemna Chespiritoi</i (IMAGE)

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Immature Female Nymph of the Newly Identified Praying Mantis Lineage <i>Hondurantemna Chespiritoi</i

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This is the immature female nymphs of the newly identified praying mantis lineage Hondurantemna chespiritoi have the same stick-like camouflage that males use, before shifting to the leaf strategy to disguise their larger and rounder adult bodies.

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Andrew Snyder

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