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Popa spurca eating a mealworm; the AAA battery is shown for size comparison | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Mantodea |
Family: | Deroplatyidae |
Subfamily: | Popinae |
Genus: | Popa |
Species: |
P. spurca
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Binomial name | |
Popa spurca Stål, 1856 |
Popa spurca, also known as the African twig mantis,[1] is a speciesofmantis native to Africa. It takes its common name from its resemblance to twig from a woody plant and grows up to 8 centimetres (3.1 in) long if female or 7 cm (2.8 in) long if male.[2][3]
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