Rhombodera Basalis Mantid Genuine Framed Specimen

The Malaysian Shield Mantis does not move until it absolutely has to. An energy we respect.

Rhombodera basalis is one of the more visually arresting specimens in the mantid family, a broad, vivid green shield of an insect that looks like it was designed by someone who loved both armour and camouflage in equal measure. Praying mantids have been a fixture in gothic and alternative subculture for decades, the patient predator, the still hunter, the thing hiding in plain sight. This is a genuine framed specimen, the real deal, not a resin cast or a print. Bugs & Bits source and frame with care, and the result is something that belongs in a curiosity cabinet, a dark study, or anywhere that takes natural horror seriously.

Species: Rhombodera basalis, Malaysian Shield Mantis. Genuine framed insect specimen. Contact us for exact frame dimensions.