Cilnia humeralis

(Cilnia humeralis)

Description

Cilnia humeralis, common name wide-armed mantis, is an aggressive and very cannibalistic species of praying mantis from Africa. A breeder in the United Kingdom describes C. humeralis as "a very stockily built species with huge forelegs; possibly the most powerful and aggressive species I have kept."

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Mantodea
Family:Mantidae
Genus:Cilnia
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