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Served Rare! This Praying Mantis visited our dining table while we were having lunch.  My friend was busy eating or very hungry after a long photo hike in the morning and didn&#039;t bother to take pics of this Mantis.<br />
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It looks like most &#039;common Giant Asian Mantis&#039; but I decided to take some fun shots of it.  Turns out this species is &#039;rarely&#039; documented, probably not a rare species but often overlooked. Hierodula rufomaculata,Malaysia,Mantis,Praying Mantis,Sabah Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Served Rare!

This Praying Mantis visited our dining table while we were having lunch. My friend was busy eating or very hungry after a long photo hike in the morning and didn't bother to take pics of this Mantis.

It looks like most 'common Giant Asian Mantis' but I decided to take some fun shots of it. Turns out this species is 'rarely' documented, probably not a rare species but often overlooked.

    comments (5)

  1. Hope you shared some food with it. Posted 3 years ago
    1. He was not interested, only feeding on live bugs :D Posted 3 years ago
  2. Looks like it was begging for a snack, hehe. Posted 3 years ago
    1. Ha ha, but it only eats live bugs, not cooked food :D Posted 3 years ago
      1. It'll have to bring its own snack next time. Posted 3 years ago

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''Hierodula rufomaculata'' is a species of praying mantis in the family Mantidae.

Similar species: Mantises
Species identified by Albert Kang
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By Albert Kang

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Uploaded Mar 5, 2022. Captured Feb 21, 2022 14:10.
  • TG-6
  • f/8.0
  • 1/40s
  • ISO100
  • 6.83mm