Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Mantid: Melicertus religiosa


At long last! The mantid has a name: Melicertus religiosa. I can't take credit however, My friend KT who actually speaks latin named it for me. :) Melicertus is the genus of "king prawns," and religiosa is pretty self-explanatory. Here he is in all his glory! (And it's specifically a he because females don't have external wings.)


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