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Mantispid (family Mantispidae), also known as a ‘mantidfly’. Looking something like a praying mantis crossed with a lacewing, this tiny predator uses the same raptorial front legs to grab its prey and hold them fast while eating them alive. Contrary to their appearance, they are not closely related to mantids, implying that this effective hunting strategy has evolved on more than one occasion in the insect kingdom. Danum Valley Conservation Area, Sabah, Malaysia (Borneo).
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Batesian mimicry, Borneo, East Malaysia, Hemerobiiformia, Insecta, Malaysia, Mantispidae, Neuroptera, Sabah, Southeast Asia, animal, arthropod, defensive mimicry, fauna, insect, invertebrate, mantid lacewings, mantidfly, mantis-fly, mantisfly, mantispid, mimic, mimicry, net-winged insect, protective mimicry, tropical
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