Archimantis monstrosa is 1 of 10 species

Species

In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...

 in the genus

Genus

In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...

 Archimantis. A. monstrosa, or monster

Monster

A monster is any fictional creature, usually found in legends or horror fiction, that is somewhat hideous and may produce physical harm or mental fear by either its appearance or its actions...

 mantis

Mantis

Mantis is the common name of any insect in the order Mantodea, also commonly known as praying mantises. The word itself means "prophet" in Latin and Greek...

, reaches a length of up to 130mm. It can live longer than the more common species

Species

In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...

, Archimantis latistyla, and will eat

EAT

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 twice as much.

Identification

A. monstrosa can be distinguished from A. latistyla in that it is white and only has three spots on the wing covers where latistyla has 4; another feature is the spines on the margin of the thorax.

Threatened

This species of Archimantis

Archimantis

- Archimantis :Archimantis is a genus of Praying mantis found in Australia, the members of this genus are listed below. These species are ranging from 150 mm to 180mm, and can be quite aggressive when full adult.#A. armata#A. brunneria...

is now near threatened via the overpopulation of A.latistyla found spread over Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

. A. monstrosa living near the coast can get quite large and sometimes will attack much larger prey.