Black Ground Mantid at Throsby, ACT
Identification history
| 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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Location information
- Coordinates 149.164882-35.173275
- Altitude 640.5m
- Maps Mulligans Flat
- Places Throsby, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 4 Dec 2024 11:17 AM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
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Additional information
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Bolbe nigra Scientific name
- Black Ground Mantid Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 655m Recorded at altitude
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- More than one media file
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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