There are more than eight different varieties of Archimantis in Australia. On close inspection of your video, I'm unsure as to whether it is a Latistyla sp. Compare the wing to abdomen ratios as well as the genitalia to the insect in the video response by DAT28C. These are two different insects IMO. Your thoughts?
Several years ago (30+) I watched as one cleaned off a large wasp nest with procision. It was the largest mantis I've ever seen... Easily 10" long and by the size of it's abdoman... It liked beer.
There was a PBS prog with one trying its best to eat / de-populate a bee hive... It was filmed with a high speed camera... Manta's are prety darn fast when they're
There are more than eight different varieties of Archimantis in Australia. On close inspection of your video, I'm unsure as to whether it is a Latistyla sp. Compare the wing to abdomen ratios as well as the genitalia to the insect in the video response by DAT28C. These are two different insects IMO. Your thoughts?
DAT28C 2 years ago
Several years ago (30+) I watched as one cleaned off a large wasp nest with procision. It was the largest mantis I've ever seen... Easily 10" long and by the size of it's abdoman... It liked beer.
There was a PBS prog with one trying its best to eat / de-populate a bee hive... It was filmed with a high speed camera... Manta's are prety darn fast when they're
mis-bee-hiving.
Take Care
Louie
( Loganville )
0RN0T 2 years ago
that is way cool..
shylilie 4 years ago
ok...now I'm hungry. mmmmmmmm moth..... :)
slorge 4 years ago