Talk:Sibylla pretiosa
Latest comment: 13 years ago by Howcheng in topic File:Sybilla pretiosa Cryptic mantis Luc Viatour.jpg to appear as POTD soon
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File:Sybilla pretiosa Cryptic mantis Luc Viatour.jpg to appear as POTD soon edit
Hello! This is a note to let the editors of this article know that File:Sybilla pretiosa Cryptic mantis Luc Viatour.jpg will be appearing as picture of the day on September 4, 2010. You can view and edit the POTD blurb at Template:POTD/2010-09-04. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page so Wikipedia doesn't look bad. :) Thanks! howcheng {chat} 22:25, 3 September 2010 (UTC)
The cryptic mantis (Sibylla pretiosa) is a mantid native to southern Africa. Its common name comes from its ability to grow asymmetrically to match the vegetation of its environment. They have unusual leaf-like projections on the joint of their four walking legs and leaf-like wings, generally the only green portion of the insect's otherwise brown and mottled exoskeleton. Adult females grow to 5–6 cm (2.0–2.4 in) in length while the males are generally about 1 cm smaller.Photo: Luc Viatour