Karoophasma biedouwense

Karoophasma biedouwense · Order: Mantophasmatodea · Family: Mantophasmatidae

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Karoophasma biedouwense
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA

Karoophasma biedouwense belongs to the insect family Mantophasmatidae. It lives only in a small part of South Africa’s Western Cape, around the Biedouw Valley settlements of Biedouw, Driefontein and Wolfdrif.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

It lives only in a small part of South Africa’s Western Cape, around the Biedouw Valley settlements of Biedouw, Driefontein and Wolfdrif.

Source: Wikipedia

More photos

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Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karoophasma_biedouwense

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