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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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Batesian mimicry, Borneo, Dictyoptera, East Malaysia, Eumantodea, Insecta, Malaysia, Mantodea, Metallyticidae, Metallyticoidea, Sabah, Schizomantodea, Southeast Asia, animal, arthropod, bark, defensive mimicry, fauna, insect, insect-eating, insectivore, insectivorous, invertebrate, mantid, metallic, metallyticid mantis, mimic, mimicry, praying mantis, predator, predatory, protective mimicry, 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).