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A dead leaf mantis (Deroplatys cf. lobata) standing guard over her egg sac. Such behavior might enable her to deter parasitoid wasps from destroying her brood, a common threat for mantises. Maliau Basin Conservation Area, Sabah, Malaysia (Borneo).

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Keywords
Borneo, Deroplatidae, Deroplatinae, Deroplatyini, Dictyoptera, East Malaysia, Eumantodea, Insecta, Malaysia, Mantidae, Mantodea, Mantoidea, Sabah, Schizomantodea, Southeast Asia, animal, arthropod, breeding, camouflage, crypsis, cryptic, egg, fauna, insect, invertebrate, mantid, parental care, praying mantis, tropical
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Borneo, Insects, Camouflage
A dead leaf mantis (Deroplatys cf. lobata) standing guard over her egg sac. Such behavior might enable her to deter parasitoid wasps from destroying her brood, a common threat for mantises. Maliau Basin Conservation Area, Sabah, Malaysia (Borneo).