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SHIELD MANTIS
Shield mantis (Choeradodis sp.) on a leaf. The insect's appearance provides camouflage as it lies in wait for prey, and also protects it from predators. Imitation of plants is known as phytomimesis. The mantis is a daytime hunter, with an indiscriminate and voracious appetite for insects, lizards, frogs and even small birds. The creature is well known for its cannibalism; the female often feeds on her partner during and after mating. Photographed in the Ecuadorian Amazon. (KEYSTONE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/DR MORLEY READ/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY)
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20141106
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SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY SPL
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DR MORLEY READ
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TROPICAL SHIELD MANTIS (CHOERADODIS RHOMBICOLLIS) IN DEFENSIVE POSITION, ON FLOWER, CHINAMBI, CARCHI, ECUADOR.
LUCAS BUSTAMANTE
410484792
TROPICAL SHIELD MANTIS (CHOERADODIS SP.) (POSSIBLY C. RHOMBICOLLIS) CANANDE, ESMERALDAS, ECUADOR.
LUCAS BUSTAMANTE
410484344
TROPICAL SHIELD MANTIS (CHOERADODIS SP.) SUMACO NATIONAL PARK, NAPO, ECUADOR
LUCAS BUSTAMANTE
409901989
SHIELD MANTIS (CHOERADODIS RHOMBICOLLIS) FROM THE CHOCO FOREST IN THE NORTH OF ECUADOR. ESMERALDAS, ECUADOR.
JAVIER AZNAR GONZALEZ DE RUEDA
316958210
SHIELD MANTIS (CHOERADODIS RHOMBICOLLIS) PHOTOGRAPHED IN SAN LORENZO, ESMERALDAS, ECUADOR.
JAVIER AZNAR GONZALEZ DE RUEDA
292096302
PERUVIAN SHIELD MANTIS (CHOERADODIS RHOMBICOLLIS) DEVOURING A GRASSHOPPER, COSTA RICA, CENTRAL AMERICA
STEFAN KUNZ
197788943
PERUVIAN SHIELD MANTIS (CHOERADODIS RHOMBICOLLIS), COSTA RICA, CENTRAL AMERICA
STEFAN KUNZ
197788938