Nineteen new speedy praying mantis species discovered that hide and play dead to avoid capture
Tuesday, March 18, 2014 - 10:00
in Biology & Nature
A scientist has discovered 19 new species of praying mantis from Central and South America. The new species of bark mantises were discovered in tropical forests and also found among existing museum collections. Dr. Gavin Svenson, curator of invertebrate zoology at The Cleveland Museum of Natural History, described the new species and published a revision of the genus Liturgusa in the open access journal ZooKeys.