Family:
Mantidae (common mantids)
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> Insecta
(insects) >
Dictyoptera
> Mantodea (mantids)
The Mantidae is by far the largest family within the Mantodea, containing 263 genera and a
vast array of
species, and also showing a high degree of diversity in
shape and form. Most typical are the green/brown and grey mantids as
well as most of the species which mimic tree bark or grass. The inner
margin of the grasping legs has a row of alternating short and long
spines with the eyes usually very large and the wings often reduced, at
least in the female.
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