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Iridescent Bark Mantis (Metallyticus splendidus). One of the most beautiful of all praying mantises, these rare mantids are unique in their metallic coloration. They are found on and underneath bark of rainforest trees and are believed to prey exclusively on cockroaches. Sabah, Malaysia (Borneo).

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Borneo, Dictyoptera, East Malaysia, Eumantodea, Insecta, Malaysia, Mantodea, Metallyticidae, Metallyticoidea, Sabah, Schizomantodea, Southeast Asia, animal, arthropod, bark, fauna, insect, insect-eating, insectivore, insectivorous, invertebrate, mantid, metallic, metallyticid mantis, praying mantis, predator, predatory, tropical
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Borneo, Insects
Iridescent Bark Mantis (Metallyticus splendidus). One of the most beautiful of all praying mantises, these rare mantids are unique in their metallic coloration. They are found on and underneath bark of rainforest trees and are believed to prey exclusively on cockroaches. Sabah, Malaysia (Borneo).