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Malaysian Dead Leaf Mantis This Female Dead Leaf Mantis - Deroplatys lobata can be very well camouflaged when they are on the leaf litters on the ground. Here she is flashing her wings in a defensive stand. Dead Leaf Mantis,Deroplatys lobata,Geotagged,Malaysia,Praying Mantis,Sarawak,Summer Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Malaysian Dead Leaf Mantis

This Female Dead Leaf Mantis - Deroplatys lobata can be very well camouflaged when they are on the leaf litters on the ground. Here she is flashing her wings in a defensive stand.

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Crazy! Looks like it has the same strategy as this gecko:

    Satanic Leaf Tailed Gecko, a natural wonder This spotting blew our mind. On a steep and wet walk in Ranomafana national park, Madagascar, we were pointing by a guide to what appears to be a decaying leaf. Yet this is the mythical "phantasticus" Satanic Leaf Tailed gecko. Surely it is one of the most impressive camouflages we ever saw. With the subject in focus and fully flash-lit, you may recognize it as a gecko, if at all, but it's not hard to imagine missing this one :)<br /> <br /> What makes this spotting extra special is that this specie is not documented to be found in Ranomafana at all. Madagascar,Ranomafana National Park,Uroplatus phantasticus
     Posted 8 years ago, modified 8 years ago
    1. View Albert Kang's profile
      Albert Kang
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      Seems so.
      Love the Gecko, hope to be visit Madagascar in the near future.       Posted 8 years ago

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The Malaysian dead leaf mantis

"Deroplatys lobata", common name Malaysian dead leaf mantis or dead leaf mantis, is a species of praying mantis that inhabits Thailand, Java, Borneo, Indonesia, Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula.

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Species identified by Albert Kang
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By Albert Kang

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Uploaded Sep 9, 2016. Captured Jul 8, 2015 22:12 in Unnamed Road, Sarawak, Malaysia.
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  • NIKON D5200
  • f/19.0
  • 1/180s
  • ISO200
  • 200mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.

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