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Spiny Flower Mantis

Pseudocreobotra wahlbergi

Spiny Flower Mantis, reference photograph — Pseudocreobotra wahlbergi · observation 243023917 · Sunčana Bradley · CC BY

Facts

The species occurs in southern and eastern Africa.
Adults show spiral-like false eyes resembling a 9 on the forewings during a wing-spreading threat display.
Wingless nymphs instead have a conspicuous dorsal abdominal eyespot.

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