Small-winged Stick Mantis

Brunneria subaptera · Order: Mantodea · Family: Coptopterygidae

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Small-winged Stick Mantis
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The small-winged stick mantis is a stick-winged praying mantis. It reproduces by thelytokous parthenogenesis, producing offspring from unfertilized eggs, which may create a very limited gene pool.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

It is a stick-winged mantis.

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Where it lives

It is found in grassland habitats of South America.

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Life cycle

It reproduces by thelytokous parthenogenesis, so eggs develop without fertilisation, which may limit genetic diversity.

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Where it comes from

Its range includes Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Venezuela.

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Questions people ask

How does the small-winged stick mantis reproduce?

It uses thelytokous parthenogenesis, producing offspring from unfertilised eggs.

Source: Wikipedia

Same family (Coptopterygidae)

Northern Grass MantisNorthern Grass MantisBrunneria borealis

Sources

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

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