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Archimantis monstrosa is 1 of 10 species in the genus Archimantis. A. monstrosa, or Monster Mantis, reaches a length of up to 130mm. It can live longer than the more common species, Large-Brown Mantis, and will eat twice as much. [1]
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| Archimantis monstrosa Wood-Mason, 1878
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Identification
A. monstrosa can be distinguished from A. latistyla in that it is white and only has three spots on the wing covers where latistyla has 4; another feature is the spines on the margin of the thorax.
Threatened
This species of Archimantis is now near threatened via the overpopulation of A.latistyla found spread over Australia. A. monstrosa living near the coast can get quite large and sometimes will attack much larger prey.
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See also
References
- ^ "species Archimantis monstrosa". Retrieved 21 Dec 2014.
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