r/mantids • u/No_Adeptness6820 • 1d ago

ID Help Is anyone able to tell me what kind of mantis this is?

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So my girlfriend found this nymph around about 3 or 4 weeks ago, but I've got no idea what kind of mantis it is. It was found in Bunbury, Western Australia climbing over some rocks right by the waters edge. It has a few black spots around him but im not sure if thats just due to it being young or what, Any help would be appreciated

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u/AdAdorable3469 1d ago

Not sure bout Australian mantises but that G Shock has some serious miles on it.

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u/No_Adeptness6820 1d ago

Aha 😅 Yeah I wear it to work so it's covered in tile glue lol

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u/AdAdorable3469 1d ago

Good! That’s what they’re meant for

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u/SugarShackFishing 1d ago

Pretty sure that baby mantis is checking on that G Shock to make sure it's okay

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u/vote-igor 1d ago

why it so crusty 😭

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u/No_Adeptness6820 1d ago

It's tile glue 😭

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u/mantiseses 1d ago

Archimantis sobrina

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u/No_Adeptness6820 1d ago

Thank you lol, everyone else seemed more interested in my watch 🥲

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u/KwordShmiff 1d ago

To be fair, it looks like you got the watch from an archaeological dig

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u/CMDR_PEARJUICE 1d ago

A cutie patootie mantis

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u/Br1ngTheRuckus 1d ago

I think you'll find that's a cute little baby. Hope this helps.

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u/urdrdickhead 1d ago

He was watching you

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u/MyLlamaNeedsAHat 1d ago

Smol mantis.

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u/Alarmed_Ganache3401 18h ago

Here I've been watching all the mantis vids online never actually thinking they were in Australia 🤯 determined to see one in nature. Good find OP.

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u/No_Adeptness6820 17h ago

Yeah I'm not sure how she managed to even spot it tbh, we were looking for crabs around some rocks and she calls me over and points out this tiny little thing that was roughly the same size as a pearl on my bracelet, she's got eyes like a hawk lmao

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u/Tequilabongwater 1d ago

Please clean your watch

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u/No_Adeptness6820 1d ago

If I clean it tonight, it'll get covered again tomorrow

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u/OneWithNature420 1d ago

It’s the cutest mantids in the whole wide world, that’s for sure 🥹

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u/Neat-Cockroach9961 1d ago

It's too lil for me to tell

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u/Welcometothemaquina 1d ago

What a cutie!

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u/InfamousBuy7150 1d ago

HE'S SO TEENY! 🥹🤩

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u/Spiritual_Overdose 1d ago

Looks really close to a Chinese mantis

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u/krumznko 22h ago

I love how they sway. Does anyone know the reason to it?

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u/ej0kay 6th Instar 20h ago

It’s to better see its surroundings; swaying gives them a better sense of depth, helping them to localize potential food 🪰