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I have zero speculation as to what it is, but I would bet a pile it's not that mantis in the picture. Despite that not being a picture I would ID a mantis with, I'm going to guess that's a ciliata. KP sells them on their site, it fits the locale and because of the lack of marking on the mantis. Have you ever seen a ciliata take down a fish? They are crazy violent and there's marks everywhere before the first real bite. I fed damsels to all of my mantis and have seen what they do to a body. I've owned 2 ciliatas and they both behaved the same. I've owned 3 spearers and they all Freddy Kruegered them, even the viridis.
Mantis typically like to hide their leftovers. You wouldn't find the body, with that much meat left, on 4 separate occasions.
Mantis typically like to hide their leftovers. You wouldn't find the body, with that much meat left, on 4 separate occasions.
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