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Mating & Eating! Not the most colourful of Praying Mantis, almost all black and doesn&#039;t stands out, probably the reason why it is seldom photographed, or possibly more difficult to find as it is well camouflaged.<br />
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This pair was found busy mating and it looks like the male is trying to be inconspicuous to avoid getting eaten while the female is busy eating a moth, which got attracted by our light and she was super fast at grabbing it! Malaysia,Mantis,Myrcinus tuberosus,Praying Mantis,Sabah Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Mating & Eating!

Not the most colourful of Praying Mantis, almost all black and doesn't stands out, probably the reason why it is seldom photographed, or possibly more difficult to find as it is well camouflaged.

This pair was found busy mating and it looks like the male is trying to be inconspicuous to avoid getting eaten while the female is busy eating a moth, which got attracted by our light and she was super fast at grabbing it!

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  1. Hope he avoided being the next snack! Posted 2 years ago
    1. It is part of nature and he would be contributing the required nutrients to his babies! Posted 2 years ago

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Myrcinus tuberosus is a mantid in the Myrcinus genus.

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

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Uploaded Nov 15, 2022.