Paraoxypilus sp.

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Boxer Bark Mantis
Boxer bark mantis showing red warning clours
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Superorder: Dictyoptera Order: Mantodea Family: Mantidae Genus: Paraoxypilus Species: Sp.
Binomial name
Paraoxypilus sp.

Contents 1 Boxer bark mantis 2 Description 3 Taxonomy 4 Sub species 5 Behaviour 6 Captive breeding and rearing

[edit] Boxer bark mantis

Family-Amorphoscelidae

Boxer bark mantis only reaching 2-3cm as well as nymphs at a tiny size of only 3mm! This species gets its name from the unusual way to act like a boxer and it really does look like one too.

[edit] Description

Boxer bark mantids come in black with hints of grey and white, its size makes it mimic an ant with the ant like abdomen and small bumpy thorax.

[edit] Taxonomy

There are(is) one Sub species described:

• Gyromantis kraussi

[edit] Sub species

There only 1 species described at presesnt.

[edit] Behaviour

This breed mimics an ant to avoid predators and is the MASTER of camouflage.

[edit] Captive breeding and rearing

This species is hard to breed and to raise by the size described at present........