Vates Horned Praying Mantis (IMAGE)

Cleveland Museum of Natural History

Vates Horned Praying Mantis

Caption

This male Vates is a member of the horned praying mantis group that evolved camouflage features including a head horn and leg lobes that disguise it from predators.

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Gavin Svenson

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