What is the Mantophasmatidae family?
Q: What is the Mantophasmatidae family?
A: The Mantophasmatidae family is the only family in its order and is a group of African carnivorous insects.
Q: When were the Mantophasmatidae insects discovered?
A: The Mantophasmatidae insects were discovered in 2002.
Q: What is the vernacular name for the Mantophasmatidae order?
A: The most common vernacular name for the Mantophasmatidae order is gladiators.
Q: Where is the modern centre of endemism for the Mantophasmatidae family?
A: The modern centre of endemism for the Mantophasmatidae family is western South Africa and Namibia.
Q: Are members of the Mantophasmatidae order winged even as adults?
A: No, members of the Mantophasmatidae order are wingless even as adults.
Q: What do members of the Mantophasmatidae order resemble?
A: Members of the Mantophasmatidae order resemble a mix between praying mantids and phasmids.
Q: What family is the Mantophasmatidae family most closely related to?
A: The Mantophasmatidae family is most closely related to a family known as the Grylloblattidae.
