Paraoxypilus tasmaniensis

Black bark mantis or Boxing mantis at Throsby, ACT

Paraoxypilus tasmaniensis at Throsby, ACT - 4 Dec 2024 11:17 AM
Paraoxypilus tasmaniensis at Throsby, ACT - 4 Dec 2024 11:17 AM
Paraoxypilus tasmaniensis at Throsby, ACT - 4 Dec 2024 11:17 AM
Paraoxypilus tasmaniensis at Throsby, ACT - 4 Dec 2024 11:17 AM
Paraoxypilus tasmaniensis at Throsby, ACT - 4 Dec 2024 11:17 AM
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Identification history

Paraoxypilus tasmaniensis 1 Jan 2025 MichaelMulvaney
Bolbe nigra 15 Dec 2024 MichaelMulvaney
Archimantis sp. (genus) 6 Dec 2024 CarbonAI
Bolbe nigra 6 Dec 2024 TimL

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The mantid was sighted on the side of a tree amidst a moving sea of springtails. The springtails eventually climbed onto the mantid before it moved on as can be seen in the final image (on the right eye and back of the body) and in following sighting 4625400.

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   1 Jan 2025
A male

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