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Black Spiny Mantis from Australia
Hi guys,
As I mentioned I have been finding lots of new and unusual bugs at my new property. This is the mantis that I found. I had Dave Britton, the entomology collections manager from the Australian Museum, have a look at it and he says it is most probably in the genus Paraoxypilus (Family Amorphoscelidae). It is only about an inch long and very quick.
The site seems to be loading quite quickly now and the new layout makes it heaps easier, thanks for the great effort you guys put in.
aussietrev
Burnett Region, Queensland. Australia

Hi Trev,
Thanks for sending in another new species for our site, and thanks so much for saving us the time it takes to identify new species. We are thrilled to hear the site is working better for you and we will pass the information on to our web host who spent many long hours trying to make us more efficient.

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