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Empusidae

Insect
Empusidae is a family of plant-mimicking mantises, consisting of 10 genera, in two subfamilies. Unlike many other mantis families, the Empusidae are a monophyletic lineage. Empusidae mantises are ambush predators, with mouthparts adapted to... Wikipedia
Scientific name: Empusidae
Order: Mantodea
Family: Empusidae; Burmeister, 1838
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda