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vayda on Nostr: 🚨 ARTHROPOD OF THE DAY 🚨 Choeradodis is a genus of praying mantises with common ...

🚨 ARTHROPOD OF THE DAY 🚨

Choeradodis is a genus of praying mantises with common names such as shield mantis, hood mantis (or hooded mantis), and leaf mantis (or leafy mantis) because of their extended, leaf-like thoraces. The distinguishing characteristic of Choreododis from which it takes its common names is a laterally expanded thorax. This adaptation for the purpose of camouflage, as well as a rounded wing case and a habit of staying relatively flattened, aid its leaf mimicry.

Tiny liverworts, lichens and fungi have been found growing on the pronotum and wing case of many Choeradodis mantids; these appear to be opportunistic growths rather than an example of coevolution with the mantids to afford extra camouflage.

Choeradodis is endemic to the Neotropical realm, ranging from tropical South America, through Central America, to Mexico.












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