Hierodula tenuidentata is a species of praying mantis, sharing its common name giant Asian mantis with other large members of genus Hierodula in the family Mantidae. It is native to Pakistan and India, and has been introduced to Greece and elsewhere in southern Europe, including Italy, Hungary, Romania, and Serbia.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Hierodula tenuidentata being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Hierodula bhamoana
- Hierodula patellifera
- Sphodromantis lineola
- Hierodula transcaucasica
- Sphodromantis gastrica
- Cilnia humeralis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Mantodea
- Family
- Mantidae
- Genus
- Hierodula
- Species
- Hierodula tenuidentata
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