novaezealandiae

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Closeup of a small mantis (Orthodera novaezealandiae) perched on a tree trunk Royalty Free Stock Photo

$Green New Zealand praying mantis on a leaf in the garden with scientific name \$

Velvet worm / Peripatus novaezealandiae Royalty Free Stock Photo

Orthodera novaezealandiae, like other praying mantises, this species is a strictly carnivorous predator that feeds primarily on live arthropods. It eats grasshoppers, cockroaches, houseflies, blowflies,wasps, buterflies, moths and spiders. This mantis tends to concentrate on the species that is most abundant in its territory. It is also able to prey on an animal that is the same size as itself.