Gyromantis kraussi

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Spiny Bark Mantis
Spiny bark mantis showing two spines just behind the eyes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Superorder: Dictyoptera Order: Mantodea Family: Mantidae Genus: Gyromantis Species: kraussi
Binomial name
Gyromantis kraussi

Contents 1 Spiny bark mantis 2 Description 3 Taxonomy 4 Subspecies/truespecies 5 Behaviour 6 Captive rearing

[edit] Spiny bark mantis

Gyromantis kraussi

Spiny bark mantis is the False speices of th True species: Paraoxypilus sp.

[edit] Description

This species having spines behind the eyes, pale yellow brown body mimicing the bark which is were it got its name. The wide abdomen having ridges which bring out the spines. This species being a sub is Brachypterous-short winged female.

[edit] Taxonomy

Scientific name: Gyromantis kraussi

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Arthropoda

Class: insecta

Superorder: Dictyoptera

Order: mantodea

Family: Mantidae

Genus: Gyromantis

Species: kraussi

[edit] Subspecies/truespecies

There is only 1 species described at present: Paraoxypilus sp. which is the true species.

[edit] Behaviour

This species can be called the Bark runner because of the unusual way to run over the bark when disturbed, but if disturbed at all which can only be possible if some big boom or loud noises etc.

[edit] Captive rearing

Captive rearing can be quite difficult because of the size, feeding would need baby crickets when small nymphs but when adults need much larger types of insects like stink bug because of what lives on the bark in the wild.