Riddells Creek - Praying Mantis
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	Common Name	Scientific Name (Family)
1	Unknown Praying Mantis (No further photos at this stage)	Unknown (Unknown) (No further photos at this stage)

Praying Mantis (or Praying Mantids) are insects that make up the Order Mantodea. There are 162
species in only three families. Most of the more commonly seen species are green or brown.

A good general book about insects, covering Praying Mantis, is
"A Field Guide to Insects in Australia" by Paul Zborowski & Ross Storey.

More about Insects & other Invertebrate classes.

If you've seen a Praying Mantis in Riddells Creek that isn't on this list
please let us know ... we'd love to add it to our list.

All photos are taken in Riddells Creek. If you have photos taken in Riddells Creek
and would like to submit them, send them to Russell & Gill Best.

All photos ©Riddells Creek Landcare or Photographer.

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