2 A praying mantis at Tanami, NT
Identification history
| Archimantis (genus) | 31 Dec 2024 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Archimantis (genus) | 31 Dec 2024 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Unverified | 8 May 2024 | DarwinAstro |
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Captured (camera only) in the Tanami desert. It's not a great pic as my phones getting a bit older and he wasn't hanging around for any selfies. Silver in colour with some bright blue markings and red legs. Never seen one this color and searching online came up with nothing to id this handsome dude. I showed some local TO's and a couple said they had seen one before, but we may have lost somthing in the translation there? Anyway I was happy to see him off on his merry way, either looking for food, shelter or some company....UPDATE: Been ID as a male Archimantis quinquelobata.
2 comments
MichaelBedingfield
wrote:
9 May 2024
Hi DarwinAstro, would love to see your photos, which didn't upload. Click on Edit and redo the upload that way.
Location information
- Places Tanami, NT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
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Collections
DarwinAstro NatureMapr Archimantis (genus) Praying mantises (Mantodea) Insects
Additional information
- N/a Associated plant
- N/a Associated animal
- 50mm or larger Animal size
- Unknown Gender
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Other activity Insect behaviour on flower
Species information
- Archimantis (genus) Scientific name
- A praying mantis Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 578.13m Recorded at altitude
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- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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