Giant Asian Mantis vs Salt Creek Tiger Beetle

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute	Giant Asian Mantis	Salt Creek Tiger Beetle
Scientific Name	Hierodula membranacea	Cicindela nevadica lincolniana
Order	Mantodea	Coleoptera
Family	Mantidae	Carabidae
Size	70-90 mm	10-12 mm
Habitat	Underground	Rivers & Streams
Diet	Predators	Predators
Regions	Asia	Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States
Conservation	Least Concern	Endangered

Giant Asian Mantis

One of the largest mantis species in Asia, reaching 90 mm. A voracious generalist predator that catches everything from moths to small lizards and frogs.

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Did You Know?

This mantis is such a generalist predator that it has been documented catching and eating small birds, lizards, frogs, and even fish from garden ponds.

Salt Creek Tiger Beetle

One of the rarest insects in the world, this small tiger beetle has dark olive-brown elytra with faint white markings. It is found only on saline mud flats along Salt Creek in Lancaster County, Nebraska.

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Did You Know?

With fewer than 500 adults estimated in the wild, it is considered one of the rarest insects on Earth, threatened by urban development around Lincoln, Nebraska.