Sumatran Stick Mantis vs Pond Olive Mayfly

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Sumatran Stick Mantis Pond Olive Mayfly
Scientific Name Toxodera hauseri Cloeon dipterum
Order Mantodea Ephemeroptera
Family Toxoderidae Baetidae
Size 65-90 mm 6-9 mm
Habitat Forests Gardens
Diet Omnivores Omnivores
Regions Sumatra, Indonesia Europe, Asia
Conservation Data Deficient Least Concern

Sumatran Stick Mantis

A slender stick mantis found in the montane forests of Sumatra. It is one of the few Toxodera species adapted to cooler highland conditions.

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Did You Know?

It lives at elevations above 1,000 meters, unusually high for a tropical stick mantis.

Pond Olive Mayfly

One of the few mayflies that breeds in still water including garden ponds and rain barrels. Unusually for a mayfly, females are ovoviviparous.

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Did You Know?

This is one of the only mayflies that gives birth to live nymphs rather than laying eggs, a unique trait in the order.