Description Scientific Name: Pseudocreobotra wahlbergii Lifespan: 6 month-up to 1 year Africa’s southern and eastern regions are home to this little bug. When they are young, they are primarily black and resemble ants in appearance. For females, maturation takes seven molts, while it takes males six molts. The adult gets its name from the spiky […]
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Description Scientific Name: Sphodromantis baccettii Sphodromantis-genus praying mantids are among the most popular species kept as pets. Sphodromantis lineola is typically kept. By having blue-black dots on its forearms, it can be recognized from Sphodromantis lineola. Almost invariably, green, this praying mantis species. A little more yellow-green variant occasionally exists. The wings of adult males
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Description Scientific Name: Hymenopus coronatus Lifespan: About 8 months Parts of the orchid flower are imitated by this species. The front pair of teeth, like in other mantises, are employed to capture prey, and the four walking legs resemble flower petals. Males of H. coronatus can be less than half the size of females, which
Scientific Name: Creobroter pictipennis Lifespan: 9 months Asian or Indian flower mantis are common names for the Creobroter pictipennis. The Indian Flower Mantis is a little bug with lovely, long, and distinctive wings that is cream-white in colour. On top of its light colouring, it has blotches on its upper belly and brown and yellow
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Description Scientific Name: Hierodula membranacea Lifespan: 2 years With other huge praying mantises in the genus Hierodula, of which it is the type species, Hierodula membranacea is a gigantic praying mantis that goes by the common name giant Asian mantis. Similar to the huge Indian mantis and the giant Malaysian mantis, it has a wide
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Description Scientific Name: Phyllocrania paradoxa Lifespan: 7-12 months The head of the Ghost Mantis is shaped like a leaf, and its legs have lobes that resemble leaves. Each side of the abdomen has a jagged protrusion that adds to the look of a dead leafy branch. The Ghost Mantis’ colour can range from a nearly
Description Scientific Name: Pseudoharpax virescens Lifespan: Roughly 4 months Two eye markings on the dorsal side of the female adult’s abdomen gave the species its name. Pseudoharpax virescens imitates floral motifs. They have pointed eyes and are primarily white with green wings. This type of praying mantis has glossy green wings, a back that ranges
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Description Scientific Name: Deroplatys desiccata Lifespan: Females to 2 years, males to 18 months A sizable mantis from Malaysia known as the Dead Leaf Mantis, or Deroplatys desiccata, disguises itself as a dead leaf. This spindly-looking individual is disguised to resemble wilting, crumpled leaves. From a mottled brown to a faint orangey brown to an
Description Scientific Name: Sphodromantis lineola Lifespan: 1 year The medium-sized African Praying Mantis has a characteristic mantis look. Depending on the species and relative humidity, they come in a variety of brown and green hues. An appearance resembling a praying mantis, with hues of cream, brown, and green. When they are adults, they have two