Bearded Stick Mantis vs African Diving Beetle

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute	Bearded Stick Mantis	African Diving Beetle
Scientific Name	Toxodera beieri	Cybister tripunctatus
Order	Mantodea	Coleoptera
Family	Toxoderidae	Dytiscidae
Size	70-100 mm	25-35 mm
Habitat	Forests	Ponds & Lakes
Diet	Omnivores	Omnivores
Regions	Borneo, Malaysia	Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, Southeast Asia
Conservation	Data Deficient	Least Concern

Bearded Stick Mantis

A rare stick mantis from Borneo with small lobes along its body resembling bark fragments. It was named after the famous mantis taxonomist Max Beier.

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Max Beier, whom it was named after, described more mantis species than any other 20th-century entomologist.

A large diving beetle widespread across Africa and southern Asia. It is one of the most common large aquatic beetles in tropical fresh waters.

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In parts of Southeast Asia it is collected and eaten as a crunchy protein-rich snack.