Filigreed Stick Mantis vs Arizona Unicorn Mantis

Side-by-side species comparison

Filigreed Stick Mantis

A stick mantis from Southeast Asia with fringed edges along its thorax and legs. The fringes break up its body outline among dead twigs and branches.

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Its fringed body margins are more elaborate than any other species in the genus.

A bark-mimicking mantis found in desert scrublands of the American Southwest. A small horn on its head gives it its common name.

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Its rough, bark-like body texture makes it nearly invisible when clinging to a desert shrub branch.