Mantophasmatodea

[Scythemantis]

I'm sure this was discussed before, since these guys were discovered in 2002, but they're still awesome and I'm sure there's still plenty of people who haven't heard of them.

They're an order of insects previously known only from fossils, and the first new order discovered alive since 1914.

http://www.aki.ku.dk/dnf/.\graphics\manto.jpg

http://www.museums.org.za/bio/insects/mantophasmatodea/index.htm

They really do look like the missing link between mantis and phasmid, and behave like both.

 

[insect714]

They really do look like the missing link between mantis and phasmid, and behave like both.

Yes they truly do....I wish I had some alongside my phasmids....
Thank you for sharing that Scythemantis :worship:

 

[Stylopidae]

Scythe, can you PM me more info on that Mantophasmodea? I've been googling for ages and have yet to find anything on it.

 

[Scythemantis]

Mantophasmatodea brings up plenty of google results for me, though much of it is the same information.